PRESIDENT OBAMA’S executive order eliminating the threat of deportation for millions of undocumented immigrants is good policy. It is the right thing to do. But it is a dangerous move for the Democratic Party. … Many white Americans see that America is changing, believe that immigration is driving many of […] Read more »
Hispanic Voters Are Important for Republicans, but Not Indispensable
… The country’s growing Hispanic population was widely credited with tipping Mr. Obama’s re-election in 2012. Just about every post-2012 analysis found that the Republicans needed to do better among Hispanic voters in 2016. Whether politicians agree with that assessment might shape their reaction to Mr. Obama’s decision, and might […] Read more »
The Solid South Will Rise Again
Democrats have abandoned Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, who is in a tough runoff election. … Maybe Democrats are simply giving up on Landrieu. Or maybe it’s something bigger: They’re giving up on the South, at least in the short term. This region has become so solidly Republican, particularly since […] Read more »
Republicans and the Minority Vote
While Obama has shown an ability to energize and boost turnout with minority voters, this trend of a more diverse electorate started before him and will likely continue after he leaves office. It is simple demographics and actuarial science. This means Republicans should plan for a 2016 electorate that is […] Read more »
Why the South is No Longer Democratic
Kevin Baker makes some odd claims in his Sunday New York Times piece assessing the Democratic Party. His title claim, that demography will not save the Democrats, is certainly a fair one, but after that, he ventures into some weird territory. CONT. Seth Masket (U. of Denver), The Mischiefs of […] Read more »
Delusions of the Democrats
… For years now, it’s been an article of faith among Democrats that the future belongs to them, thanks to the country’s changing demographic mix. The rising percentage of voters who are women, Americans of color and especially Latinos were always about to turn the country deep “blue.” I never […] Read more »