Michael Gerson: "The 2012 Obama coalition is not a fluke; it is a force."

[kpete]

Michael Gerson:

The 2012 election was a substantial victory not only for President Obama but also for liberalism. Obama built his campaign on abortion rights and higher taxes for the wealthy. He was rewarded by an electorate that was younger, more pro-choice and more racially diverse than in 2008. The Obama coalition is not a fluke; it is a force.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-renewing-the-republican-party/2012/11/08/4d3f6294-29d8-11e2-96b6-8e6a7524553f_story.html

[BeyondGeography]

1. Especially when you consider 90 million non-voters

strongly favored Obama:

http://www.people-press.org/2012/11/01/nonvoters-who-they-are-what-they-think/

It's a coalition with a very high ceiling.

[JaneyVee]

2. Obama is a figure both historic and ideological, who can carry & fulfill a liberal vision.

We hear about Kennedy Democrats. The future will be about Obama Democrats.

[gateley]

3. I like that!