Read More... (Credit: Shutterstock/Salon) The 2016 election cycle, when not dominated by discussion about the size of Donald Trump’s hands, has brought renewed vigor to discussions of racial inequality and money in politics. Yet while these issues have been at the forefront of political discussion, they are rarely discussed together. My new Demos report, D.C.’s White Donor Class: Outsized Influence In a Diverse City, shows why that’s a problem: the donor class is overwhelmingly white, which could influence policymaking.