‘We Have Bled’: Obama Bros Petrified That Americans Fleeing Blue States Could Cost Dems Future Presidential Elections

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.

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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 sense,” Pfeiffer said. “But it’s also true, and more importantly, that we have bled massively with the most core parts of our coalition — Latino voters, black voters, young people — and that is an ongoing trend. If you take a look at the Latino numbers, it’s massive over the last four years.”

President Donald Trump’s November victory over Vice President Kamala Harris was fueled partly by his improved support from Hispanic