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The Democrats’ demographic dilemma
Boston Globe ^ | February 14,, 2017 | Richard North Patterson  

Posted on 02/14/2017 4:59:41 PM PST by ConservativeStatement

Young people, for example, are often unengaged. Voter suppression laws target minorities and the poor. Above all, political polarization and demographic sorting control the electoral map.

Most obvious is the electoral college. Hillary Clinton’s 3 million-vote edge was erased by a cluster of less educated whites in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. But the preponderance of red states over blue also affects the Senate, where Idaho and California each elect two senators.

(Excerpt) Read more at bostonglobe.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: demographics; elections
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Priceless. I wonder if those "less educated whites" were called hard-working blue-collar union workers when they voted Dem. And what about all the "less educated" non-whites that vote Dem?
1 posted on 02/14/2017 4:59:41 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
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Hillary Clinton’s 3 million-vote edge was erased by a cluster of less educated whites in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

right - less educated than the non-English speaking illegal voters in California

2 posted on 02/14/2017 5:05:29 PM PST by maine-iac7 (cHRISTIAN IS AS CHRISTIAN DOES)
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Dummies can’t quite figure out that the demographics of actual citizens who vote changes much more slowly than mere census demographics. But they have figured out they need to get illegals to vote in ever greater numbers.


3 posted on 02/14/2017 5:05:55 PM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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"less educated indoctrinated"

There, fixed it

4 posted on 02/14/2017 5:06:39 PM PST by The Iceman Cometh (Donald J Trump 45th President of the United States !MAGA)
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Hillary Clinton’s 3 million-vote edge was erased by a cluster of less educated whites in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

The 3 million or so Rhodes Scholars in CA didn't help Hillary.

5 posted on 02/14/2017 5:06:50 PM PST by Mike Darancette (Make lemonade.)
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That was the biggest piece of projection I have ever seen in one article.
Change the word “Republican” to “Democrat” at the end of the article, and you’ve got reality!


6 posted on 02/14/2017 5:07:07 PM PST by winner3000
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As I said to a liberal the other day, if you are against a fence why do you have one around your house and a lock on your door? The silence was deafening.


7 posted on 02/14/2017 5:07:20 PM PST by ConservativeStatement (What difference does it make? A big difference!)
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What percentage of US Citizens over 18 who do not pay any income tax vote Democratic? What percentage of those US Citizens on welfare or other entitlements vote Democratic?


8 posted on 02/14/2017 5:08:57 PM PST by ActresponsiblyinVA
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I read the entire article.

My prayer is that the Left believes every word.


9 posted on 02/14/2017 5:10:10 PM PST by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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This sounds a lot like nazis talking about the jews.

Dems are just totalitarians using statistics to mask their bigotry.


10 posted on 02/14/2017 5:13:35 PM PST by fruser1
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Voter suppression laws target minorities and the poor.

Just what is voter suppression?

11 posted on 02/14/2017 5:17:41 PM PST by umgud
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Bumper sticker mentality again.


12 posted on 02/14/2017 5:20:29 PM PST by ConservativeStatement (What difference does it make? A big difference!)
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LEGAL immigration will make the Dems the permanent majority party within a decade.


13 posted on 02/14/2017 5:26:29 PM PST by kabar
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Keeping non-citizens and the dead from voting multiple times. That’s the Demscum definition of “voter suppression.”


14 posted on 02/14/2017 5:27:21 PM PST by piytar (http://www.truthrevolt.org/videos/bill-whittle-number-one-bullet)
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And there it is..."LESS EDUCATED WHITES"!

What about the UNEDUCATED blacks, Hispanics, ILLEGAL ALIENS, the aged dementia patients, the overpaid morons in the entertainment/arts, and the DEAD, who comprise the Dem base? These are the "brain trusters"? LOL

15 posted on 02/14/2017 5:33:31 PM PST by nopardons
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Demanding that ONLY American citizens be allowed to vote. Otherwise, we are “suppressing” the ILLEGAL ALIEN vote.


16 posted on 02/14/2017 5:36:10 PM PST by nopardons
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GMTA


17 posted on 02/14/2017 5:36:40 PM PST by nopardons
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Why do these idiots always wait until they’re filthy rich before they start alienating half their customers. Let us know upfront so we can boycott you from the beginning. I’m ranting, assuming this guy is the popular best selling fiction writer.


18 posted on 02/14/2017 5:49:49 PM PST by Hiro Protaginast
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I wonder if those "less educated whites" were called hard-working blue-collar union workers when they voted Dem

Don't wonder about it for a second. Those guys [I can say that because there were no females on the (non-union) shop floor on Election Night] all were watching the returns coming-in on their cell phones (itself a Group 2 safety violation), and were asking me to interpret the results for them. I said nothing about the violations, because I wanted to see the returns coming-in myself (and at the time I was their QC Inspector, not their Supervisor).

When I told them that Trump had it in the bag, the mood on the floor became giddy (and yes, I was one the night shift). You see, these "less educated whites" like their guns, their trucks, and deer huntin'.

Most of them are Democrats because their fathers were. It's as simple as this . . . the witch ignored them, so they paid her back.

I live and work just outside of Detroit. I thought Hillary had Michigan locked up. I was wrong . . . and I watched it all beautifully unfold over the course of my 10-11 hour shift. History.

19 posted on 02/14/2017 5:52:12 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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The 3+ million vote edge for the extremists isn’t among highly educated youngsters. The edge is in high concentrations of voters in big cities. The advantage is among non-English speaking illegals and high school dropout minority trouble makers, along with the criminal class.


20 posted on 02/14/2017 5:57:33 PM PST by Sgt_Schultze (If a border fence isn't effective, why is there a border fence around the White House?)
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