[hchutch]

Umm... if Prop 187 was such a good thing for some of these groups, why is it Blacks and Hispanics wtuck with the Dems in 1996, 1998, and 2000?

[FreedomFriend]

It's also called freebies. Don't you understand? Pandering is the wrong policy. The Republican Party, if it wants to win, should go after the middle class white vote.

[7.63Broom]

Umm... if Prop 187 was such a good thing for some of these groups, why is it Blacks and Hispanics wtuck with the Dems in 1996, 1998, and 2000?

I don't think your question invalidates the fact that a majority those groups did support Prop 187 as a solution to a percieved problem. Hypothetically, if the Pubs had supported it better, post election, they may have picked up more permanent support from these groups.

But to answer your question, I think that, on other issues, the Rats offer more to these groups, which tend to be of lower income, than the Pubs *did*. (Notice the use of the past tense there.)