country. the more diverse this country is, the better it is for our politics and policpolicies. that doesn't mean there isn't going to be a fight, because there will be a fight. to your question, which party will this be better for? that depends on the party. it should not be an assumption this is going to be good for democrats. demographics is not destiny. but what it does is it will embolden democrats to fight very hard, especially hike you said in texas, even though we have not been able to turn texas blue, we have been able to come very close. and these new numbers, these growth numbers will really give us a chance to continue to fight. but we have to have a message that attracts the latino population, the multiracial population. erin, this country now, the under 18 population, is majority non-white. that is jaw dropping numbers to add to the ones you focused on at the very beginning. >> right. so van, the broader context