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Demography Is Destiny

bafisher Wrote: Nov 15, 2012 11:28 AM

Excellent points. Why is no one talking cultural influence regarding hispanic voting. In California, hispanics voted for individual conservative issues such as Prop 22 and Prop 8 because of their conservative beliefs. But when voting for candidates, they typically vote for political party influenced by the traditions of their fathers and hierarchical culture they bring from latin countries. This is true of new immigrants and those who have been in the U.S. for generations. Getting issues to trump traditional party voting is the key to getting the hispanic vote.

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Tinsldr2 Wrote: Nov 15, 2012 11:31 AM

Well said!

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Demography Is Destiny

Liberals brag about having won the hearts and minds of America, as if, through logic and argument, they've persuaded people to accept their bankrupt European socialist ideas.

Democrats haven't changed anyone's mind. They changed the people.

More white people voted for Mitt Romney this year than voted for Ronald Reagan in 1980. Barack Obama lost white voters by 20 points -- the widest margin since 1984.

But in 1980, whites were 88 percent of the electorate. In 2012, they were 72 percent of the electorate. Not only that, but the non-white electorate is far more Democratic than...

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