bobbyw24
11-28-2011, 06:28 AM
More evidence that Obama's election ushered in the Post-Racial Era
A new report shows that even with losses among white working-class voters, the president might win
By Danielle Kurtzleben
November 22, 2011
Economics may be priority one in the 2012 presidential election, but the people who are voting matter, too. That is one conclusion from a new report that predicts that Election Day 2012 will be a "showdown" between demographics and economics.
"The Path to 270," a report released today from the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank, says that a sagging economy and an enthusiastic Republican base could wipe out President Obama's incumbency advantage in the 2012 presidential race. However, the president could maintain an advantage due to substantial support among several demographic groups, particularly the fast-growing Hispanic population.
[See why foreign-born Americans are leading in STEM fields.]
"On the one hand, the state of the economy, writ large, is the biggest factor in favor of the GOP candidate, whoever that might be. ... That's the biggest thing the Republicans have going for them," said Ruy Teixeira, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation and the Center for American Progress and one of the study's authors, at a panel discussion today. "On the other hand, the demographic shifts in this country ... are very much in favor of Democrats and will help Obama in the 2012 election."
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2011/11/22/minority-support-may-boost-obama-in-2012-despite-economy
A new report shows that even with losses among white working-class voters, the president might win
By Danielle Kurtzleben
November 22, 2011
Economics may be priority one in the 2012 presidential election, but the people who are voting matter, too. That is one conclusion from a new report that predicts that Election Day 2012 will be a "showdown" between demographics and economics.
"The Path to 270," a report released today from the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank, says that a sagging economy and an enthusiastic Republican base could wipe out President Obama's incumbency advantage in the 2012 presidential race. However, the president could maintain an advantage due to substantial support among several demographic groups, particularly the fast-growing Hispanic population.
[See why foreign-born Americans are leading in STEM fields.]
"On the one hand, the state of the economy, writ large, is the biggest factor in favor of the GOP candidate, whoever that might be. ... That's the biggest thing the Republicans have going for them," said Ruy Teixeira, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation and the Center for American Progress and one of the study's authors, at a panel discussion today. "On the other hand, the demographic shifts in this country ... are very much in favor of Democrats and will help Obama in the 2012 election."
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2011/11/22/minority-support-may-boost-obama-in-2012-despite-economy