Rep. Lewis: "We've got to go all out and get white voters back to the Dems"

[Soul Crusher]

Democrats losing too many white voters, says civil rights leader
The Hill ^ | 1/18/11 | Sean J Miller

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A leading civil rights leader in Congress believes the Democratic Party is losing too many white voters.

In an interview, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said Democrats need to "go all out" to win back white Southern voters before the next election.

White voters preferred Republican candidates by almost two-to-one in the midterms last year. Their support helped the GOP win 22 seats in the states that make up the Old Confederacy. The Democrats' only pickup in the region was the New Orleans district where the party holds a registration advantage.

Since November, there have been a string of defections by Southern Democratic state lawmakers, which has prompted renewed speculation about the party’s future in the region. Former Alabama Rep. Artur Davis (D) said Democrats should even consider running as Independents if they want to succeed.

Lewis, who was a civil rights activist before being elected to Congress in 1986, said he's concerned the party is losing its diversity, which will make it difficult to reclaim the lost seats.

"We've got to go all out and get white voters, especially white men, to come back to the Democratic Party," he told The Ballot Box. "I just think it's important for the Democratic Party to roll out and try to reveal itself and not become a party that is split along racial lines."


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Too late asshole.    Take that gavel you and Pelosi shoved down peoples' throats with BamaCare and  . . . . .. . .

   

[George Whorewell]

Racist post reported

[Soul Crusher]

It is what it is.   

Democrat party coalition-

95% of black voters
65% of govt workers
60% of hispanic voters
Guilt Ridden whites
Latte Libs in places like Mass, Colorado, N.Y., Cali
Drunk and doped up College Kids 

[Soul Crusher]

He also lied about the Tea Party people claiming they called him a N word.     

[dario73]

Too bad for this joker that most whites vote based on their notion of what is happening and not based on the "D" next to the politician's name.

[Soul Crusher]

If lewis is serious - which he is not - he needs to first acknowledge his agenda and that of the far left equates to national suicide.   

[Soul Crusher]

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Poll: GOP gains big with white voters
The Hill ^ | 07/22/11 | Cameron Joseph
Posted on July 22, 2011 11:13:38 PM EDT by neverdem

Democrats' advantage over Republicans in partisan affiliation is way down from 2008 as white voters have turned against them, according to a poll released Friday by the Pew Research Center.

While minority voters continue to support Democrats in large numbers, what was just a two-point Republican edge among whites in 2008 has grown to a 13-point advantage today. Republican gains among white voters are "particularly pronounced among the young and poor," according to the report.

White voters under age 30 now break for Republicans by an 11-point margin; in 2008 they broke for Democrats by a seven-point margin. This could spell trouble for President Obama's reelection efforts, as he capitalized on a coalition of minority voters and younger white voters to become president.

Part of the calculus might be the economy: Young adults have the highest rate of unemployment of any age group.

Democrats still hold a 47-44 percent advantage in partisan affiliation, counting those who lean to one party or another, according to the poll. But because minorities tend to vote at lower rates, that slight advantage is likely not enough to translate to wins at the ballot box.









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