About that “permanent Democratic majority”? Demography isn’t destiny
Another sign that Mr. Obama hasn’t fundamentally changed America’s political structure: Compared with 2008, there were 371,800 fewer white votes cast in Ohio in 2012, when Mr. Obama carried the state by 166,214 votes. Many whites who voted for him in 2008 couldn’t bring themselves to do so again or to vote for Mr. Romney. Their staying home represented a tactical victory for Mr. Obama, not a strategic realignment.
Nor can Democrats count on young people forever remaining Democrats. Voters age 18-29 were those most likely to move away from Mr. Obama between 2008 and 2012, and Republican identification generally increases as people graduate college, start work and begin families. Of those who were 18-29 years old in the 1972 election, 47% were Democrats, 26% Republicans and 28% independents. By 2012, these same voters (now ages 58-69) were roughly 37% Democratic, 34% Republican and 29% independent. They backed Mr. Romney by 51%-47%. …
Even among Hispanics, Mr. Obama hasn’t locked things up. While Mr. Romney received only 27% of Hispanic votes nationwide, he received 32% in the seven battleground states with exit polling (including 42% in Ohio) and attracted more Hispanic votes than John McCain did in 2008 in California (by 8%) and Nevada (5%).
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on election night, long after ohio was lost, rove still insisted it was romney who was winning.
instead of being scorned, shamed and cast out, fox and the gop have embraced and elevated rove’s stature. calling him “the architect” every chance they get.
renalin on January 31, 2013 at 7:25 AM
I wish Rove would STFU and go away. At least GWB had the class and good sense to retire.
Travis Bickle on January 31, 2013 at 7:26 AM
How about if you add 11 million or so more welfare state voters into the equation? We finally screwed then?
Gingotts on January 31, 2013 at 7:52 AM
This is why I voted for Obama – it seems we can’t convince certain demographics that conservatism and small government is the answer.
There’s two ways people learn – either through teaching – or through hard knocks.
Only way we’ll bring them around is to SHOW THEM – UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL the true wages of Marxism.
HondaV65 on January 31, 2013 at 7:59 AM
No, indoctrination is.
Speakup on January 31, 2013 at 8:06 AM
Rove is claiming Romney won 18-29 year olds? Sure Karl. Also there’s this!
http://www.politicususa.com/fox-news-sinks-12-year-ratings-obama-approval-hits-60.html
libfreeordie on January 31, 2013 at 8:32 AM
Rove is one of the biggest GOP amnesty supporters. He can strain at gnats all day long and still miss the big picture. Willfully, it seems.
RedRedRice on January 31, 2013 at 8:33 AM
Says the architect of the Permanent Republican Majority in 2004.
YYZ on January 31, 2013 at 8:35 AM
Why would anyone other than hardcore leftist democrats listen to the man most responsible for the resurgence of the democrat party?
bgibbs1000 on January 31, 2013 at 8:35 AM
Even if you weren’t a liar to shame Pinocchio, Karl Marx Rove, you are absolutely ****ing deluded. Demography darn well IS destiny and somewhere in the depths of your undersized brain you have to know it.
Your statements are so stupid that one of the dumbest libtard trolls on the site is taking you to the freaking woodshed. THAT is how badly you fail.
I cannot blame you Honda, I cannot blame you at all. You are absolutely right. For the past several DECADES we have watched blacks and to a slightly lesser extent Hispanics sell their birthright of American freedom for welfare faster than Esau sold out for a bowl of stew.
The GOP has done an absolutely horrible job of messaging at times, but they have not show any sizable interest in being anything but cogs in the votes-for-welfare machine. Like many other groups they really will have to get what they want – good and hard.
MelonCollie on January 31, 2013 at 9:04 AM