October 25, 2016, 04:38 pm
Political map shifts on Trump
By Niall Stanage
This year’s electoral map is shifting, with Hillary Clinton competitive in several states that are normally reliably Republican.
What’s unclear is whether those changes will be lasting.
Democrats broadly hope so.
They have been waiting for the nation’s changing demographics to make them competitive in GOP states such as Georgia, Arizona and even Texas, where rising Latino populations in particular are seen as helping Democratic candidates. They believe the shifts are already helping the party in Virginia, Colorado and North Carolina.
Republicans hope this year’s tighter races in Georgia and Arizona are merely a consequence of Donald Trump’s candidacy — and his unpopularity with minority voters in particular.
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