Walter Russell Mead thinks so. As he explains in this American Interest post, there is serious disaffection among Asian Americans with racial preferences for other, more “diverse” minorities.

Mead writes, “If the political conflict over affirmative action escalates, and if Asian American groups continue to mobilize, important Democratic constituencies will be pitted against each other in a way that could have real consequences for the durability of the blue coalition over the long run.”

Right — parents of sharp students are starting to revolt against racial preferences that benefit more politically favored groups over Asians. In an ideal world, top Dems would jettison racial preferences just because that policy is foolish, divisive and harmful — but if it takes the prospective defection of Asians to bring that about, fine.