The data simply does not support that claim.It appears your reply is verification of the authors beliefs.
Mark
The authors beliefs are to just deny it is true. But the proof is in the pudding
Republicans are not a party of the rich? Show where Republicans have supported legislation to help the poor or working Americans. Show us a single piece of Republican legislation that harms the wealthy in any way
Republicans are not a white male party? Explain how they have only elected six blacks to higher office in the last 100 years. Show how they have elected significant numbers of women to Congress. Show us the percent of Republicans who are minorities
Republicans are not in the pocket of big oil? Explain why oil executives wrote the Bush energy policy. Explain why Republicans defended BP after the oil spill. Show where Republicans have supported alternative energy at the expense of big oil
The OP has stats that show that conservatives are every bit as supportive to the poor. As for your other claims, the GOP is more diverse than the Dems.
GOP s surprising edge on diversity - CNN.com
and they certainly are no more "in the pocket" of the rich than any Democrat.
This quote is the authors view, in a nutshell:
“Conservatives see liberals as misguided; liberals see conservatives as evil.”
Mark
Once again, Republicans reply with a "See...we have minorities too" defense
Until Republicans can show across the board representation by minorities at all levels of government, they cannot shake the reputation as a white mans party. If they increase from six blacks elected to higher office in the last one hundred years to seven elected blacks, they have not shaken the reputation. Republicans are 90% white. Until they attract more minorities, they remain a white mans party
While the Democrats represent the minorities they has stopped representing the majority of this nation.
The majority were and still are against the new Affordable Health Care Act
Majority of Americans Still Disapprove of Healthcare Law
The decline of the conservative Democrat - The Washington Post
RealClearPolitics - Election Other - Public Approval of Health Care Law
There is plenty of Data that supports the claim.
Conservative and moderate representation is declining in the Democrat party.