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The right explores how to win young and black voters

FILE - In this March 2, 2018, file photo, signs mark a polling site as early voting begins, in San Antonio. Democrats in Texas are early voting in bigger numbers ahead of the nation's first primary elections of the 2018 midterms. Turnout figures released Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, shows more Democrats casting ballots than Republicans since early voting began this week in the nation's biggest conservative state. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Credit: Eric Gay

Credit: Eric Gay

FILE - In this March 2, 2018, file photo, signs mark a polling site as early voting begins, in San Antonio. Democrats in Texas are early voting in bigger numbers ahead of the nation's first primary elections of the 2018 midterms. Turnout figures released Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, shows more Democrats casting ballots than Republicans since early voting began this week in the nation's biggest conservative state. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
By Bria Felicien
May 10, 2018

1. GOP voters torn between 'normal' candidate and eldritch abomination

From The Washington Post: "Republican voters are finding themselves faced with a serious dilemma."

2. How Conservatives Can Win Back Young Voters

From The Weekly Standard: "There's a generational age gap, but it's not insurmountable."

3. What Black Voters Want

From The Atlantic: "With the 2018 and 2020 elections on the horizon, race and racism are becoming ever-larger issues among the most marginalized communities in America, making the Democratic coalition harder and harder to hold."

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