With the demographic composition of the electorate rapidly changing, what is the best way for Republicans in diverse states to campaign? The election in November of Senator Cory Gardner of Colorado provides a template for the party on how to succeed in a battleground state with two ascendant constituencies: well-educated social liberals and increasingly assertive Hispanic voters. …
Colorado, a rapidly growing swing state, is in many respects an ideal testing ground for competing partisan and ideological strategies. CONT.
Thomas Edsall, New York Times