You can win elections without converting Republicans. It’s just as true for the prototypical “economically anxious” white working class dudes that leftists chase as it is for the “principled” Republicans the centrists are infatuated with.

Build a party by growing it among the apolitical and juicing turnout among your unlikely voters, not figuring out which vulnerable groups should be thrown under the bus for people who are ideologically aligned with your opponents. Build something there and maybe some of those oh so important Republican voters will come around, but it’s time for people to wake up and stop pretending Republican voters are the key to winning elections.