12thMan
11-10-2012, 03:26 PM
Not only do the GOP have a demographic problem, but now they're starting to have a geographic problem. President Obama lost North Carolina by only 3 points and Georgia...GEORGIA! by 8 points. Consider Obama lost Mississippi by 11 points, but 89% of the white turnout voted Romney. Basically Romney maxed out on a shrinking demo, while the state is turning younger and browner. So the spread in the next presidential election will start to close in many of these southern states that were once reliably red. I see GA, MS, NC, and maybe LA, down the road, becoming battleground states. In each of those southern states, we're starting to see high African-American turnouts.
Point being, immigration legislation alone won't solve all the Republicans problems. The GOP ignores ethnic solidarity. You can't court JUST Latinos and berate African Americans and expect demos to shift your way.
12thMan
11-10-2012, 03:28 PM
That said, the country is better off with a stronger and healthy Republican party. I believe that. Too much influence in one party makes for bad legislation and breeds arrogance. But the country is in no mood to vote in politicians who don't want to work and solve problems. We need the GOP to get their shit together and fast.
Alvin Walton
11-10-2012, 05:23 PM
Yup, we've still got a lot of work to do.
Obama Plays Golf | The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-plays-golf_662260.html)
NC_Skins
11-10-2012, 05:55 PM
Yup, we've still got a lot of work to do.
Obama Plays Golf | The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-plays-golf_662260.html)
Bro, sending drones to blow up people is hard work. Let the guy have a break. How many other people can juggle running a election and bombing people at the same time???
Obama Bombs Yemen Hours After Winning Reelection « Antiwar.com Blog (http://antiwar.com/blog/2012/11/07/obama-bombs-yemen-hours-after-winning-reelection/)
NC_Skins
11-10-2012, 06:52 PM
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hooskins
11-10-2012, 09:25 PM
Bro, sending drones to blow up people is hard work. Let the guy have a break. How many other people can juggle running a election and bombing people at the same time???
Obama Bombs Yemen Hours After Winning Reelection « Antiwar.com Blog (http://antiwar.com/blog/2012/11/07/obama-bombs-yemen-hours-after-winning-reelection/)
My biggest gripe with the Obama administration. Drone strikes are horrible for long term foreign policy in the mid east...and they're illegal.
saden1
11-10-2012, 09:46 PM
Yup, we've still got a lot of work to do.
Obama Plays Golf | The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-plays-golf_662260.html)
Everyone deserves downtime not to mention the fact that it is possible to walk and chew gum at the some time. The president isn't lazy but you guys go ahead and keep thinking that.
Alvin Walton
11-10-2012, 11:00 PM
My biggest gripe with the Obama administration. Drone strikes are horrible for long term foreign policy in the mid east...and they're illegal.
:pffff:
hooskins
11-11-2012, 12:06 AM
:pffff:
Based on international law, it is. How can you expect countries to respect our diplomatic actions and requests based on international law(ex. Iran stop developing nukes) if we don't follow those very rules? It's very hypocritical.