… A lot has been written about how divided a country the US has become, with support for the two parties split down race, age and gender lines. But looking more closely, are demographics really the most important angle? … Important, yes, but you could also argue that demographics are […] Read more »
Election Reinforces Divide Between Millennials, Baby Boomers
There was no exit sign, no milepost. But in this week’s election, America unmistakably turned onto the road of sustained competition and conflict between the brown and the gray. … About two-fifths of millennials are nonwhite, and that number rises in the generation born after them. By contrast, the baby […] Read more »
Demography Not The Only Reason Romney Lost
… If winning an election depends on appealing to and then turning out a base of old, white people you are going to lose every presidential election from here on out. That model may still be enough to help Republicans win midterm elections – older and white voters turn out […] Read more »
Obama’s coalition, campaign deliver a second term
… Obama’s campaign, the most data-driven in the history of American politics, tweaked the electorate in enough places and enough constituencies to eke out victories in virtually every battleground state that had looked competitive on the eve of the election. Nothing was inevitable about the president’s victory. But against the […] Read more »
Inside the Secret World of the Data Crunchers Who Helped Obama Win
… On Nov. 4, a group of senior campaign advisers agreed to describe their cutting-edge efforts with TIME on the condition that they not be named and that the information not be published until after the winner was declared. What they revealed as they pulled back the curtain was a […] Read more »
As Electorate Changes, Fresh Worry for G.O.P.
… The demographic changes in the American electorate have come with striking speed and have left many Republicans, who have not won as many electoral votes as Mr. Obama did on Tuesday in 24 years, concerned about their future. The Republicans’ Southern strategy, of appealing mostly to white voters, appears […] Read more »