The first part of your comment talks about how terrible the next four years will be for nonwhites and nonmales . The second part of your comment then says that none of it matters because you can ' t do anything about it ? You most certainly can court the base I ' m talking about in 2018 and 2020 . You think I ' m some kind of asshoke for refusing to speak to and directly recognize the struggles of people of color , religious minorities , and women . You ' re absolutely right . And the party that was capable and willing to do anything about those issues maintained an electoral majority by not neglecting working whites . Do those people want and need comfort at the expense of action ? If the Democratic Party wants to maintain relevance , it cannot maintain large groups of whites who consistently vote in local , state , and federal elections . Like it or not , whites are voting like an interest group now , and you have to work for their vote .