The GOP flirts with class warfare.

• Author: Trende, Sean
• Position: Letters - Letter to the editor

I've long been a fan of Shikha Dalmia's work, which is why I was surprised by her problematic description of my "missing white voters" hypothesis ("The GOP Flirts With Class Warfare," October), which I introduced in a series on demographic change.

Some problems were relatively minor: I don't suggest the GOP should embrace "Medicare for all"--only that Ross Perot did. More importantly, I don't really advocate "libertarian populism," or any policy prescription. I certainly don't advocate "keeping] out those big-government Hispanics."

I actually express doubt that Hispanics will be reliable left-of-center voters in the long term. I'm pretty explicit that I like much of the Gang of Eight framework, and I also note that the most successful paths for the GOP would involve real minority outreach.

My goal is simply to demonstrate that there are multiple paths to victory for the GOP, not all of which necessarily involve outreach to Hispanics.

As an elections analyst, I have to try to keep my...