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octoberlib

(14,971 posts) Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:26 PM Nov 2018

No wonder Tim Ryan's so angry....

Link to tweet

No wonder Tim Ryan's so angry....

Genuinely wild to compare the demographics of Democrats who flipped seats in the 2006 wave vs. the 2018 wave.

...in 2006
- 3% POC
- 13% Women
- 23% Under 45
- 83% White men

...in 2018
- 21% POC
- 68% Women
- 53% Under 45
- 24% White Men

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No wonder Tim Ryan's so angry.... (Original Post) octoberlib Nov 2018 OP

This explains a great deal Gothmog Nov 2018 #1

The demographica have changed. A segment doesn't want to give up their privilege. brush Nov 2018 #3

who's tim ryan? onethatcares Nov 2018 #2

Tim Ryan D-OH and Seth Moulton are leading octoberlib Nov 2018 #4

Ahhh...the Bernie playbook. That didn't work in 2016 either. brush Nov 2018 #8

thanks. I was confuddled onethatcares Nov 2018 #5

No problem! octoberlib Nov 2018 #6

Yeah, Ryan/ Moulton's reactionary campaign has that desparate, clueless white man smell stuffmatters Nov 2018 #7

This won't make him happy.. "Lizzie Pannill Fletcher throws support behind Pelosi for House Speaker Cha Nov 2018 #9

Yay!!! octoberlib Nov 2018 #10

I don't get why Ryan would be upset by the demographics. Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #11

he wants to be Speaker Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2018 #12

Oh, because he wants to be Speaker & the # of white men voting for Dems is down? Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #13

Ryan is critical of the party because we don't try hard enough to appeal to white male Trump octoberlib Nov 2018 #14

Gothmog

(145,191 posts)

1. This explains a great deal

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:34 PM

Nov 2018

brush

(53,776 posts)

3. The demographica have changed. A segment doesn't want to give up their privilege.

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:44 PM

Nov 2018

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onethatcares

(16,168 posts)

2. who's tim ryan?

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:43 PM

Nov 2018

Just asking because we need to be smarter than the other side.

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)

4. Tim Ryan D-OH and Seth Moulton are leading

Reply to onethatcares (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:48 PM

Nov 2018

an anti-Pelosi group, bad mouthing her on TV etc. Ryan's really big on how we're not appealing to angry white men who supported Trump.

brush

(53,776 posts)

8. Ahhh...the Bernie playbook. That didn't work in 2016 either.

Reply to octoberlib (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 06:00 PM

Nov 2018

And why would we want deplorables in our party anyway?

onethatcares

(16,168 posts)

5. thanks. I was confuddled

Reply to onethatcares (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:51 PM

Nov 2018

due to that other Ryan guy.

Thanks again.

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)

6. No problem!

Reply to onethatcares (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:58 PM

Nov 2018

stuffmatters

(2,574 posts)

7. Yeah, Ryan/ Moulton's reactionary campaign has that desparate, clueless white man smell

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 05:32 PM

Nov 2018

Cha

(297,196 posts)

9. This won't make him happy.. "Lizzie Pannill Fletcher throws support behind Pelosi for House Speaker

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 06:02 PM

Nov 2018

Link to tweet

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)

10. Yay!!!

Reply to Cha (Reply #9)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 06:19 PM

Nov 2018

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

11. I don't get why Ryan would be upset by the demographics.

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 07:19 PM

Nov 2018

People cite voter demographics all the time. You need to know who's voting for you. Why would anyone be angry?

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,342 posts)

12. he wants to be Speaker

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Reply #11)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 07:26 PM

Nov 2018

#fivewhiteguys didn't get more white guys to back them up

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

13. Oh, because he wants to be Speaker & the # of white men voting for Dems is down?

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Reply #12)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 07:33 PM

Nov 2018

He already knew the general demographics, like we all did, I would think. I'm not sure that's relevant. After all, Pelosi became speaker when a small minority of voters in mid-terms were female. The two things aren't really connected. It's who can do the job.

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)

14. Ryan is critical of the party because we don't try hard enough to appeal to white male Trump

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Reply #11)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 07:44 PM

Nov 2018

supporters. He might have a lot of them in his district. There are certainly a lot of them in Ohio but it's not where the party's going.

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