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The GOP's problem (Original Post) CreekDog Dec 2013 OP
"THINKING PEOPLE" should be a group Skittles Dec 2013 #1
+1 Scuba Dec 2013 #3
Part of the whole "white men vote Republican" meme has been perpetuated by the gop. They're trying okaawhatever Dec 2013 #6
Very good point: I know a slew of white men who are die hard dems. loudsue Dec 2013 #9
+100 n/t NRaleighLiberal Dec 2013 #7
My Baitball dream. Baitball Blogger Dec 2013 #2
Chum? nt Cryptoad Dec 2013 #4
k&r... spanone Dec 2013 #5
The reason... DirtyDawg Dec 2013 #8

Skittles

(153,160 posts)
1. "THINKING PEOPLE" should be a group
Sat Dec 21, 2013, 06:33 PM
Dec 2013

there are plenty of good Dem white males alienated by the ignorance and racism of the present day Greedy Old Pig party

okaawhatever

(9,461 posts)
6. Part of the whole "white men vote Republican" meme has been perpetuated by the gop. They're trying
Sat Dec 21, 2013, 07:19 PM
Dec 2013

to turn the Democratic party into the "black" and "latino" party. True US vs. THEM. They want people to identify their race and economic status with their voting. That's the basis for the whole Obama voters are people who want "free stuff" and "takers" so by default those who don't want free stuff and/or are white vote Republican.

loudsue

(14,087 posts)
9. Very good point: I know a slew of white men who are die hard dems.
Sun Dec 22, 2013, 03:57 PM
Dec 2013

Unfortunately, the ones that are getting elected are mostly republican infiltrators into the dem party.

 

DirtyDawg

(802 posts)
8. The reason...
Sat Dec 21, 2013, 07:34 PM
Dec 2013

...that the white majority is so paranoid about becoming a minority, is that they're afraid that once the current minority becomes the majority, they'll treat the new, white, minority the same way they've been treated for a few hundred, or more, years. All the more reason they should honor the legacy of Nelson Mandela, in hopes that they'll 'forgive and forget'.

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