Whites expected to vote Republican

[Bob Of Burleson]

Republicans’ increasing reliance
on white voters may not spell
electoral doom just yet

By Chris Cillizza
The Washington Post

It’s a widely accepted idea that Republicans are sitting on a demographic time bomb: The GOP is getting whiter and whiter in terms of the voters it attracts even as the country is growing increasingly diverse.

Marisa Abrajano, an associate professor of political science at the University of California at San Diego, doesn’t dispute that basic notion in a new study of the electorate. But she does suggest that the time bomb may well have a very long fuse — and that in the time before it explodes, Republicans could actually benefit electorally from a consolidation of the white vote.

“Given that whites still make up about three-quarters of the voters in the nation and will likely be the clear majority for decades to come, there is every reason to believe that whites will have a real say in who governs,” writes Abrajano in “Will Immigration Spark a White Backlash in America?” “Indeed the white population’s growing allegiance to the Republican Party points to a very different short term future — one that might more likely be highlighted by Republican victory than by Democratic dominance.”

As the title of Abrajano’s study suggests, she ties these demographic shifts closely to the ongoing debate over immigration — and, specifically, what to do about undocumented immigrants — and the effects on our politics.

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[GFB]

The biggest mistake the Republican party continues to make..is..trying to convince their white voters why we have to cater to Latinos, Asians and black people..and that WE need to change.

No..you bums that supposedly know best in the party..need to put all of your energy into fixing THEM..why do single women fall for this stupid "war on women" bit..why do blacks and Latinos so easily fall into the trap of dependency.

In short, stop trying to dumb down the white people..try to educate the others..(if it's possible.)

[jellowrestling]

The biggest mistake the Republican party continues to make..is..trying to convince their white voters why we have to cater to Latinos, Asians and black people..and that WE need to change.

No..you bums that supposedly know best in the party..need to put all of your energy into fixing THEM..why do single women fall for this stupid "war on women" bit..why do blacks and Latinos so easily fall into the trap of dependency.

In short, stop trying to dumb down the white people..try to educate the others..(if it's possible.)

Ditto

[Red Oak]

There is something in a White Leftists DNA that feels compelled to turn the US into something resembling the Catina scene in the first Star Wars Movie.

[jellowrestling]

There is something in a White Leftists DNA that feels compelled to turn the US into something resembling the Catina scene in the first Star Wars Movie.

Or the Democratic National Convention.