The Fading Allure of Racial Preferences in Politics The Democrats' stubborn support for racial preferences, despite their unpopularity among voters, is a puzzling phenomenon that threatens to derail their electoral prospects.
A recent spate of legislative efforts and policy announcements from California to New York City suggests that the party remains wedded to this divisive issue, even as its own base begins to question the efficacy of such policies.
The Supreme Court's 2020 decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, which declared racial preferences unlawful, should have been a wake up call for Democrats.