re: Lifelong democrat speaks out against dems and Hillary

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tedmarkuson

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I've been saying for years that it was a mistake for liberals to believe the "demographics is destiny" line they'd been believing.

For it to be true, they had to assume whites wouldn't change their voting patterns even if Democrats became openly hostile towards them. That was a pretty strange assumption already.

The other false assumption they're making is that even their minority voting patterns will continue unabated.

If they aren't careful, they could easily create a white voting block that looks like the current black voting block while simultaneously watching minority voting blocks become slightly less reliable.

The latter IS destiny because let's be blunt here. The things they have to point to as "outrages" are getting sillier and sillier and yes, rational minorities DO notice that.

If the democrats looked up in 10 years and found themselves STILL dominating the black vote but only getting 80% of it, they wouldn't win another election for 50 years.

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Dems have forgotten the middle class, hardworking people. They have completely turned into the party of entitlements, racial divisions, and identity Politics.

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Well put

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you mean my party that controls 33 governorship's, 31 state legislatures, the house and senate and the white house and is about to set the direction of the supreme court for the rest of your life.

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Yes, right now, they do but the trend is moving in the opposite direction.

The Republican base is more passionate right now than ever but it's continually shrinking.

Look at the demographics trend buddy...sinking ship unless it moves closer to the center.

"sinking ship unless it moves closer to the center"

If I had a nickel for every time I heard this I would be a wealthier man.
Oh. And thanks for your genuine concern.

The sign that a given party in any democratic country is in dire need of rethinking what they are doing is when average, middle of the road, people begin saying things like "I didn't leave the Party, the Party left me."

It is most certainly happening to the Democrats right now, just as it has happened to the Republicans and Democrats in the past.

Policies that might be super appealing to folks in California might not sound so thrilling to folks in Iowa, and vice versa. What a party needs to be successful are policies that appeal to the entire country.

If the Democrats start concentrating on the concerns of middle America and making an effort to improve their lives they could reverse all of this in 8 years time.

Unfortunately for them right now they are stuck in the old saying "when you find yourself in a hole... stop digging" and they just can't bring themselves to put down that shovel.

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Yes, right now, they do but the trend is moving in the opposite direction.

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I highly doubt that considering polls continue to show that this next generation coming up (Generation Z) is the most conservative generation since World War II.

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Being a white Democrat today makes as much sense as being a black supporter of George Wallace would have made.

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Wallace overwhelmingly received the black vote in 1982.

He received over 30% in the primary and over 60% in the general election for Governor.

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With that, pro choice but it doesn't fricking matter because the USSC had set judicial precedent that it's allowable under the law.

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Judicial precedent can be ignored. See Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education, just to name one instance.

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because of demographic changes in our country, the leftists have seized control.

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I agree, hence, why I am leaving the party.

I agree with that stance on abortion. Just make it not be forced on the insurance to cover unless the mothers life is in jeopardy, rape, incest.