Everyone knows by now that Republicans have a major demographic problem: The party continues to struggle to attract non-white voters even as that segment of the electorate keeps growing. But, a new study by the Pew Research Center on millennials — defined as those between the ages of 18 and […] Read more »
Peril of Ignoring Change
According to the Census Bureau, for the first time in more than a century, the annual number of deaths among white Americans exceeded the number of births. Add to that the facts that Asians are now the fastest-growing minority in the U.S., and a majority of American children younger than […] Read more »
Why Texas Could Flip Quickly From Red to Blue
For students of politics and demographics, Texas has the look of a state in transition. The Lone Star State is a Republican Party stronghold, and also is home to a growing number of Hispanics, who tend to vote Democratic, as 2012 showed. Despite Texas’ large Hispanic population, GOP presidential candidate […] Read more »
For Republicans, a Hard Line on Immigration Comes at a Cost
… “They keep coming,” began a 1994 TV ad for Gov. Pete Wilson of California, a Republican, showing illegal immigrants running across the Mexican border as the governor he pledged to deny them state services. It helped galvanize white voters for the embattled Mr. Wilson, who won re-election. But his […] Read more »
Parties Trading Places for 2014
The big takeaway from the 2012 election was the limits of the modern Republican electoral coalition. It increasingly appears that the big takeaway from 2014 will be the limits of the modern Democratic electoral coalition. Each side’s dilemma fits neatly into a bookend. Republicans can’t attract enough minorities to consistently […] Read more »
No Country for Old Mores
… History doesn’t look kindly on those who stand against equality. Yet, that’s where conservatives have chosen to stand, much to my dismay and their detriment. The pace of Americans’ changing attitudes has been breathtakingly swift and shows no signs of abating. In fact, a report by the nonpartisan Public […] Read more »