Steven Phillips is a left-progressive political operative associated with the PowerPAC+ and Democracy in Color political committees. Phillips is the husband of heiress and left-of-center advocacy donor Susan Sandler. ¹

The New American Majority

Steven Phillips in his book Brown Is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority presents his view that Democrats and progressives should ignore “white swing votes” and instead focus more on the “New American Majority.” ¹ By this, he refers to the 51% majority of progressive white and nonwhite voters he believes has emerged from the “explosive growth of people of color in America over the past fifty years.” ¹ He wrote on the website of his Super PAC PowerPAC+, “Any person of color who’s ever had a Thanksgiving or holiday discussion with their relatives can confirm that not all people of color are progressive […] In elections, however, people of color have fairly consistently voted to support Democrats and progressive issues.” ¹

Those that have praised the book and Phillips’ ideas include Democratic operative John Podesta, 350.org founder Bill McKibben, Sen. Corey Booker (D-NJ), CNN contributor Van Jones, and Center for American Progress president Neera Tanden. ¹

1. Devine, Shane. “Steve Phillips: Putting Identity Politics into Practice.” Capital Research Center. January 19, 2020. https://capitalresearch.org/article/steve-phillips-putting-identity-politics-into-practice/