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Ace Rothstein

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16. Relying on demographics is going to lead to disappointment.
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 05:16 PM
Oct 2018

The demographic change isn't going to affect every state in the same way. Under our current system this may not matter at all in the next 20-40 years.

Ahem. Demographics... [View all] Soph0571 Oct 2018 OP
that's why Trump got the support he did JI7 Oct 2018 #1
shhhh. you are scaring the white males. pansypoo53219 Oct 2018 #2
Some of them. Harker Oct 2018 #3
too many white males have not evolved yet. pansypoo53219 Oct 2018 #17
Agreed. Harker Oct 2018 #18
Many of us old Whites safeinOhio Oct 2018 #8
Thing is, lots of my school years growing up were in Hawaii. . . pdsimdars Oct 2018 #4
My first experience with having blacks in charge was in the Marines... Wounded Bear Oct 2018 #13
if i had to boil down the phenomenon barbtries Oct 2018 #5
"tired of being white." LOL pangaia Oct 2018 #14
And outlawing abortion greymattermom Oct 2018 #6
I think Roe v. Wade will be overturned before the 2020 election. Lonestarblue Oct 2018 #9
But. Blue_true Oct 2018 #7
Suppression of voting rights!! Gerrymandering!! Supported by SCOTUS appointed by GOP!! bobbieinok Oct 2018 #10
Which is why we need to protect what Democracy we have left... Wounded Bear Oct 2018 #11
I don't see this as helpful, actually. Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #12
I think the point is well-taken. And I'm an old white male. pangaia Oct 2018 #15
Yes. Harker Oct 2018 #20
And let's not forget the person who was killed in Charlottesville was a white woman. Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #21
Relying on demographics is going to lead to disappointment. Ace Rothstein Oct 2018 #16
None of that will matter if we don't stop the electoral college farce, move to popular vote system, ecstatic Oct 2018 #19
I wonder what it would take to change that? Or having 2 senators for every state? Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #22
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