White Voters and the Fall of the Democratic Party
DENVER—The Democrats, once the party of the common man, have forfeited that status in recent years. These days, the party is too often seen as a voice for elitists who undermine American families with confiscatory taxes, social engineering, loose moral discipline, overregulation, and timidity abroad.
In a 20-page special section in the Denver Post on Sunday, I traced the course of the Democratic Party's rise and fall as champion of the little guy, and its hopes to recapture that mantle in the future.
Two statistics, supplied by ace demographic wizard Ruy Teixeira, tell the tale.
Among white voters without a college degree, earning from $30,000 to $40,000 a year, George W. Bush beat John Kerry by 24 points in 2004.
And among white voters without a college degree earning between $50,000 and $75,000 a year, Kerry lost by 41 points.
Unless the Democrats can cut these margins to 10 points or so, says Teixeira, John McCain will be president.
Tags: presidential election 2008 | voters | Barack Obama
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Yes, but the elections have become a popularity contest, and that is it. When the majority of Americans are tired of the war in Iraq and the situation with our economy at home, they are set up to make a rash decision by voting for "change" this election cycle.
The decline of America will continue...
How silly is that!
So you make the point that the Republican party dominates in the vote among lesser educated people. No surprise there.
I am also amused that you suggest that "overregulation" is a problem, when many of the economic problems we are facing today are due to lack of regulation: subprime mortgage crisis and high gas prices are two prominent examples.
The NEW as in CUBA
The song sounds the same ,back when Cuba was, and 40 years later look what WE will have,ours will be 60 years. you all who have less will be living the Cuban life style. And the haves will all ways have . It's called WORK not a hand out!Vote your way into Hell!
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