What will the politics of 2050 look like?

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Sometime around 2050 America's demographics will shift so that those people currently in the minority will become the majority, and the majority will be a minority.
Some analysts think that this will be a boon to Democrats and the issues they champion: healthcare, safety net programs, climate change. Others think these current non-voters will remain non-voters in the future and their influence on issue politics will be minimal.
Either way, what will the issues be? On The Daily Circuit, we examine how demographics, a changing climate and increasing social and economic polarization could filter down to the politics of 2050.
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