Too all the people saying DU 'isn't the real world' and that Bernie doesn't have a chance to win...

[okaawhatever]

14. Much of that was based on the backlash from the Bush presidency. Yes, the demographics are improving

but some of the more significant effects won't be felt until Texas and Florida have enough minorities, women and younger people (and hold onto the educated white male vote) to turn those states blue.

The largest increase in hispanic/latino voters is in Texas, but that state is still red so the effect of those votes won't translate into more Dem support due to the electoral system. That is also why the majority of GOP candidates are from Florida and Texas. They know they're going to need at least one, if not both, of those states to win the Presidency.

The big hope for Texas is actually getting the current hispanic/latino voters registered and to the polls.

From Pew:

The unchanged Hispanic share of voters suggests that the Hispanic voter turnout rate may not have changed much from 2010, when 31.2% of Hispanic eligible voters cast a vote.

http://www.pewhispanic.org/2014/11/07/hispanic-voters-in-the-2014-election/