Former Obama aides Dan Pfeiffer and Jon Favreau expressed concern during a Friday podcast that population shifts from blue to red states could weaken Democrats’ prospects in future presidential elections.
Texas and Florida are projected to gain four congressional seats by 2030, while California is projected to lose four and New York two, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. Pfeiffer, on their “Pod Save America” podcast, urged Democrats to do “massive work” to rebuild their coalition and adapt to changing political realities. (RELATED: Trump DHS Chucks Two Biden-Era Immigration Policies Into Dustbin)
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“What I worry about in some of the responses to date is that we … remain unwilling to truly reckon with this election. We can tell ourselves a story that the election was closer than the voters would — sort of, the narrative, and that is true in one…
