Republicans Better Mind the Modernity Gap To Catch Up to Clinton

[DonViejo]

Not only does Clinton have gay rights and a tech-savvy know-how on her side come 2016, but she’s even ahead among white voters—and the race is still two years away. Better catch up, Red or Blue’s got you beat!

The Republicans’ modernity gap and Hillary Clinton’s own ability to rally her troops were vividly displayed this past week. These twin forces stand to propel the former Secretary of State and First Lady back into the White House. The next presidential election may be more than two years away, but Clinton remains the one to beat.

First, the GOP’s modernity gap. Yes, I mean Arizona and gays. But the modernity gap also includes the gaping tech and analytics deficit that has plagued the Republicans since before the 2008 election.

As the result of a full court press by the American Airlines, Apple, Delta and others, Jan Brewer, Arizona’s Republican Governor, vetoed legislation that would have validated religion as a defense in the case of a defendant refusing to serve a same sex couple. Still, the fact that things got this out of control for the GOP signals the difficulty that the party will likely face in the high-end counties in 2016’s swing states. For Clinton and the Democrats, the cacophony out of Arizona is music to their ears.

To put things into perspective, just look at Ohio. In 2004, more than three-in-five Ohioans backed an amendment to the state’s constitution that barred same sex marriage. Fast forward, a recent Quinnipiac Poll shows that half the state supports same sex marriage, while 44 percent oppose it.

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[safeinOhio]

1. Republicans are killing

Polar bears and the power of grumpy old white men.

I'm gonna miss the bears.