What you're ignoring is the number of minorities that don't bother to vote! And those that vote, with the numbers you provide, I agree aren't their 'core constituency' but they sure can and do put them over the top.
When I was with the agency, we had that [get out the vote] initiative, too. That was when TX stopped using voter registration for jury duty and began using drivers licenses. I was glad then because I didn't have to solicit them to register anymore. You'd be amazed at how many didn't and don't give a rat's patooti.
"What you're ignoring is the number of minorities that don't bother to vote! And those that vote, with the numbers you provide, I agree aren't their 'core constituency' but they sure can and do put them over the top.
When I was with the agency, we had that [get out the vote] initiative, too. That was when TX stopped using voter registration for jury duty and began using drivers licenses. I was glad then because I didn't have to solicit them to register anymore. You'd be amazed at how many didn't and don't give a rat's patooti."
I'm not ignoring non-voters at all. That wasn't what was being discussed. Only between 45 and 60 percent of eligible voters actually vote, depending on the election.
There are other countries where it is against the law to not vote if you are an eligible citizen! That's the way it is in Australia, to name one.
Blacks are 13% of the US population and they are 11% of voters, so that's pretty close to what it should be. Latinos are 14% of the population but only 8% of voters, so they've got a ways to go to be proportional.