Reply #18: Do the math [View All]

[grantcart]

if a party gives up 80% of the AA and Hispanic (and LGBT) vote that means that of the 25% of the total population that they immediately lose 20% of the total.

Of the 80% left of the general population about 15% are diehard Democratic white voters.

Of the 65% left they would have to get over 80% of non diehard Democratic white voters to win.

The numbers aren't there, and even George Bush was smart enough to add that up.

For the short term benefit of surviving far right primary opponents Republican politicians are throwing their long term future under the bus.


edited to add

The article is right on about intensity of support.

All the people who like this law was going to vote Republican any way.

All it did is give an incentive for Hispanic voters to run away.