A candidate's electability in a general election is highly dependent on their ability to build a broad coalition that includes working-class and older voters.

“In a general election, if you look at 2024 exit poll data, it's more more than 60% non-olucated. It is significantly older. The number percentage of voters over 65, I think, goes up nine points. And so all the voters that Abdul struggled most with are disproportionately a larger portion of the elect”