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    The Democratic Party Hits a Fork in the Road

    Democrats can dodge a decision in 2018 over which voters they should prioritize. But by 2020, they'll need to make a choice.
    by Ronald Brownstein Jul 05, 2018 3 minutes
    Source: Willy Sanjuan / Invision / AP

    LOS ANGELES—The brilliant sunshine that bathed last weekend’s immigrant-rights rally here also illuminated one of the central strategic choices facing the Democratic Party.

    Almost halfway through Donald Trump’s tempestuous first term, Democrats are divided between two visions of how they can dislodge the Republican dominance of Washington and most state governments. One camp believes the party’s best chance will come from targeting mostly white, Republican-leaning voters who are recoiling from Trump on personal, more so than policy, grounds. The other camp believes the biggest opportunity is to turn out more voters from the agenda: Millennials, nonwhites, and white women who are college educated or unmarried. One camp bets mostly on persuading swing voters, the other on mobilizing base voters.

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