PoliticalChic
Diamond Member
Although the New York 23rd Congressional District election has garnered a great deal of interest on the board, a look South may prove to be more significant.
The Democrat Party has masterfully combined an amalgam of very specific groups, using what has been called Identity Politics.
The groups that make up the amalgam that keeps the Democrats in power:
1.Blacks (12.1%)
2. Latinos (7.4%)
3. Single mothers
4. Seniors, 65+ (16% of the vote)
5.Labor unions
6. The Young 18-29 (18%)
7. The left and radicals
It has been said that losing one or two of these groups would spell the end for the Democrats.
Which brings us to 'Hotlanta,' which has become an economic powerhouse in recent years. Since '73, Atlanta has elected Black mayors, not surprising since it is a Black city: In 2000, Atlanta was 33 percent white and 61 percent black. In 2007, the numbers were 38percent white and 57 percent black, according to the U.S. Census.
Well, Atlanta is on the verge of electing a white, Councilwoman Mary Norwood, who polling at 46%, is ahead of the next two, Black, candidates combined.
Should citizens, Black and White, not vote in the Democrat formulaic manner, we may see big changes, for the better, in this country.
Atlanta, you go!
Read more at: Atlanta's Next Mayor Could Be White
The Democrat Party has masterfully combined an amalgam of very specific groups, using what has been called Identity Politics.
The groups that make up the amalgam that keeps the Democrats in power:
1.Blacks (12.1%)
2. Latinos (7.4%)
3. Single mothers
4. Seniors, 65+ (16% of the vote)
5.Labor unions
6. The Young 18-29 (18%)
7. The left and radicals
It has been said that losing one or two of these groups would spell the end for the Democrats.
Which brings us to 'Hotlanta,' which has become an economic powerhouse in recent years. Since '73, Atlanta has elected Black mayors, not surprising since it is a Black city: In 2000, Atlanta was 33 percent white and 61 percent black. In 2007, the numbers were 38percent white and 57 percent black, according to the U.S. Census.
Well, Atlanta is on the verge of electing a white, Councilwoman Mary Norwood, who polling at 46%, is ahead of the next two, Black, candidates combined.
Should citizens, Black and White, not vote in the Democrat formulaic manner, we may see big changes, for the better, in this country.
Atlanta, you go!
Read more at: Atlanta's Next Mayor Could Be White