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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow much longer will old white voters continue to be the GOP base?
Will today's 20 somethings be the future old white Repuke voters who voter them in midterms? Since the white population is shrinking, will the midterms be decided by even fewer voters who outnumber women/minorities who don't show up in midterms?
randys1
(16,286 posts)are to blame
Pure ignorance to say that, I am worried that much of who we rely on think this
JI7
(89,252 posts)Maybe less of a percentage compared to older voters .
pstokely
(10,528 posts)and they then complained when their primetime TV shows were interrupted by election coverage. They won't notice the change in the senate.
yourout
(7,531 posts)They ain't going anywhere anytime soon.
As I travel around the state this is what I have observed....
The lower the IQ of the white male the more likely they are to be Republican.
They think it's cool to hate them "librels" without the first fucking clue about who is screwing them over.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)pstokely
(10,528 posts)I don't expect either party to ever maintain a permanent majority in the Senate but it's possible with the house. If Dems win big in 2016, then 2018 will be probably be another bad year for them
yourout
(7,531 posts)The only other way we get the house back is a complete and udder economic collapse brought on by President Walker in 2018.
The Senate we can win back and possibly hang on to for a while depending on a bunch of factors.....
Historic NY
(37,451 posts)sooner expecially since they don't like Obamacare.
sadoldgirl
(3,431 posts)different situations. Generally conservatives are
more authoritarian, i.e. they believe in strong leaders;
more scared of change, because they need security.
In a time of less certainty they will cling to these believes, no matter the age or the party.