The GOP, once known as the “GRAND OLD PARTY” can now officially be referred to as the “GRAND WHITE PARTY!”
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A recent Gallup Poll shows that a staggering 89% of the GOP is white, only 11% are non-white, and that 63% identify as conservatives. It is, according to the poll’s author, “first and foremost a political entity dominated by white Americans.” This unbelievable demographics problem and lack of diversity within the Republican ranks can’t be good news for a party looking to re-invent itself as inclusive. With Hispanics and other minority groups growing rapidly, the Republicans simply can not survive as solely a “White Party.”
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SAID THE POLL’S AUTHOR:
A great deal of attention has been paid to the plight of Republicans who at this juncture in history find themselves not controlling the presidency, the House, or the Senate….
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The data reviewed here highlight an essential dilemma the Republicans face as they ponder their future. The Republican Party’s constituency is overwhelmingly white — and the significant majority of those whites are ideologically conservative, while a majority are highly religious, as defined by church attendance…
The data reviewed here highlight an essential dilemma the Republicans face as they ponder their future. The Republican Party’s constituency is overwhelmingly white — and the significant majority of those whites are ideologically conservative, while a majority are highly religious, as defined by church attendance…
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Does the Republican Party in essence “stick to the knitting” and cling to its core conservative principles? Or should the Republicans make an effort to expand their base — among whites who are moderate or less religious, and/or the various nonwhite groups who to this point are largely ignoring the Republican Party in favor of the Democrats? The decision the party makes in response to this question could be pivotal in helping determine its future.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record:Is this not, in large part, due to the long-term effects of Nixon’s “Southern Strategy”_?Of course it is.The GOP long ago sold its “soul” to become the GOWP; and certainly, from the election of Pres. Reagan until McCain’s loss to Obama, the Southern Strategy had worked for that Party. Now, thanks, to a “Changing” America, the Southern Strategy may have finally played out???It's become the political equivalent of the “Big Muddy” for the GOP which finds itself STUCK in 19th century America_at the mercy of a poliical “base”, who want practically NOTHING to do with 21st century America and progress. “should the Republicans make an effort to expand their base — among whites who are moderate or less religious, and/or the various nonwhite groups who to this point are largely ignoring the Republican Party in favor of the Democrats?”Yes, it should. But… Read more »