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8. When white people are a minority. White people are fairly rightwing, and while they're

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 09:59 AM

Mar 2014

the majority this country will be centrist at best.

Mitt Romney won the white vote in 47/50 states--white folks are as conservative as they were under Reagan. It's just that minorities have gained in their share of the electorate.

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When will America be ready to elect a progressive president running on a progressive agenda? [View all] Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 OP

kick Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 #1

I think we are ready now...but the money primary will prevent it for the foreseeable future. nt truebluegreen Mar 2014 #2

Probably not until MissMillie Mar 2014 #3

and a progressive Congress treestar Mar 2014 #4

We need to start at the local level. Lisa D Mar 2014 #7

Exactly, which is how the right wing got so far treestar Mar 2014 #14

When things are far shittier than they are now, but not before hatrack Mar 2014 #5

I think they were ready in 2008 edhopper Mar 2014 #6

When white people are a minority. White people are fairly rightwing, and while they're geek tragedy Mar 2014 #8

Rich, White, Healthy People Are More Likely To Oppose Obamacare ProSense Mar 2014 #10

Never ProSense Mar 2014 #9

2008 and again in 2012. PhilSays Mar 2014 #11

1932 reddread Mar 2014 #12

Not at any time in the near future BainsBane Mar 2014 #13

The country is ready for it AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #16

issue be issue most Americans do agree with many if not most Social Democratic principles. Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 #23

In 2008 Autumn Mar 2014 #15

Ding! Ding! Ding! AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #18

When we rid ourselves of the corrupt 2 party system and become a democracy. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #17

Now your talking AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #20

we definitely can do it in 2016 Enrique Mar 2014 #19

They already voted for a progressive agenda. Marr Mar 2014 #21

I'm afraid there is a lot of truth to that Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 #22