"The numbers don’t lie and the Democrats’ [electoral college] hill is getting steeper and steeper to climb." Veteran Democratic pollster Chris Anderson agreed that if the Census projections become electoral reality, "it would be a major barrier for Democrats" in winning the White House. But Trump swept the blue wall and the other four general election battlegrounds as he won back the White House in 2024. Going forward next decade, if the Census projections take hold, winning the blue wall states won't put Democrats over the top in order to capture the White House. Anderson noted that in the race for the White House, "it’s all about the electoral math and when that changes, your equations change."