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3. Only when those people realize they are not served by the GOP will they change.

Reply to LakeErieLiberal (Original post)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 10:31 PM

Nov 2012

There is nothing Democrats can do to win them back.

They are dillusional and cannot be talked to.

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How Does the Democratic Party Get Back Middle to Lower Class Whites? [View all] LakeErieLiberal Nov 2012 OP

Pinch their cheeks and tell them they're the BEST widdle boys in the whole world! WinkyDink Nov 2012 #1

quit making remarks like that, would be my suggestion for how to win male voters. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #17

Look. The white male vote was all about guns, race, and taxes. Now what do YOU propose is a WinkyDink Nov 2012 #65

I don't even want to talk to you. If you can't see how bigoted & stereotyped that statement is, HiPointDem Nov 2012 #66

What, pray, do you think Ryan's "urban" crack meant? WinkyDink Nov 2012 #72

i know exactly what it meant. what does that have to do with your own bigoted remarks? HiPointDem Nov 2012 #73

OMG,. Whom do you he was directing that to? BTW: You are referring to "white males" as a bloc. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #74

i understand. and again i ask, what does that have to do with your own stereotyping? HiPointDem Nov 2012 #76

I think you touched a nerve! 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #84

No, it's about, "I would have hired you, but I have to hire a minority." ieoeja Nov 2012 #81

Might I suggest ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #85

First off, they're [i.e. we're] not all Limbaugh listeners. Bake Nov 2012 #90

We have the women. The men will follow eventually. Kalidurga Nov 2012 #2

Only when those people realize they are not served by the GOP will they change. liberal N proud Nov 2012 #3

You're right loyalsister Nov 2012 #7

True, the fact is that this demographic tends to be where you find huge amounts of racists JaneyVee Nov 2012 #50

By nominating only straight white men for office. nt DonViejo Nov 2012 #4

Unfortunately, you are correct. russspeakeasy Nov 2012 #13

no, he's not. but maybe the party (or its acolytes) could stop with the stereotyping and deni- HiPointDem Nov 2012 #18

Tell them that they are the most patriotic people on the planet. JoePhilly Nov 2012 #5

Hillary 2016. RandySF Nov 2012 #6

I definitely agree with this. LakeErieLiberal Nov 2012 #12

That's true but relative. Chan790 Nov 2012 #20

Hillary Clinton is NOT more liberal than Obama. Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2012 #39

...because she is not black. Let's face it: they supported her because she's not black. Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2012 #38

Shhh ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #86

+1000 CakeGrrl Nov 2012 #93

Oh brother. DURHAM D Nov 2012 #8

I understand what you mean LakeErieLiberal Nov 2012 #14

I have no plans to approach them. DURHAM D Nov 2012 #24

I agree with you. I have dealt with those people, they won't change. nt bluestate10 Nov 2012 #42

Get rid of those darn minorities that have infiltrated our country? Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #9

"More free stuff!" aletier_v Nov 2012 #10

Only when we find billh58 Nov 2012 #11

I dunno LakeErieLiberal Nov 2012 #15

How can a billh58 Nov 2012 #34

Every time the Rape-publi-scum start in with one of their divisive social coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #16

I agree. It's about the 1%. Trickle down doesn't work LeftInTX Nov 2012 #25

+1 HiPointDem Nov 2012 #60

Honest answer? k2qb3 Nov 2012 #19

Welcome to DU. I have spent some time thinking about an automatic weapons ban bluestate10 Nov 2012 #30

Automatic weapons Sgent Nov 2012 #49

Political capital. k2qb3 Nov 2012 #52

Agree, but think it is even broader Spike89 Nov 2012 #87

the reason for the disaffection is clear in this thread. the party doesn't want their votes, and HiPointDem Nov 2012 #21

You seem kind of odd, yourself, even being on DU with your disdain for the Democratic Party. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #67

lol. right out of the playbook. yeah, it's all about *me*, how defective i am HiPointDem Nov 2012 #69

Actually, yeah billh58 Nov 2012 #88

White men, generally speaking, are scared shitless of not being the top dogs anymore Stinky The Clown Nov 2012 #22

There was a day when a person that had just a HS education could build a prosperous bluestate10 Nov 2012 #26

A good percentage of those people aren't racists. bluestate10 Nov 2012 #23

We first we need to stop speading the myth they don't vote for us SpartanDem Nov 2012 #27

I agree... LakeErieLiberal Nov 2012 #29

free mullet trims from cost cutters and a voucher for 50 free rounds of ammo nt hockeynut57 Nov 2012 #28

It's really only Southern white men. Everywhere else white men are almost 50/50. reformist2 Nov 2012 #31

No, it's mostly RURAL white men, across the board. Withywindle Nov 2012 #58

We're talking primarily rural and small town voters.... Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2012 #32

Everyone I know who votes dog_lovin_dem Nov 2012 #33

This is a good point... LakeErieLiberal Nov 2012 #41

The white vote in every election since 1972 ProSense Nov 2012 #35

By convincing White America that the Democratic Party is NOT about taking something that they Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2012 #36

I agree with this...but what might some strategies be?? LakeErieLiberal Nov 2012 #43

Drop condescension. Read "Born to Fight" by Jim Webb. Hekate Nov 2012 #37

Good book, I agree! Withywindle Nov 2012 #57

+1 HiPointDem Nov 2012 #61

Perhaps the real answer is to stop obsessing about that voting block..... marmar Nov 2012 #40

I don't think it's "obsessing" LakeErieLiberal Nov 2012 #44

So what is it you suggest to change, that white men now don't care for? Do they hate choice for WinkyDink Nov 2012 #70

I agree with you. Going after working class White males doesn't have much upside. bluestate10 Nov 2012 #47

By doing what they said they were going to do to get elected, and letting them know it. pepperbear Nov 2012 #45

single-payer healthcare, and treat capital gains as ordinary income. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #46

They could run a real progressive who means what he or she says and follows through, Raksha Nov 2012 #48

So whites will only vote for a 'real' progressive while minorities and women will vote for a 'fake' pampango Nov 2012 #63

When did I say that or even suggest it? Raksha Nov 2012 #64

Obama won large majorities of the minority and women vote without being a 'real' progressive? pampango Nov 2012 #80

I bet consistently standing for things would go a long way. TheKentuckian Nov 2012 #51

Many of them have been brainwashed by Fox Noise. xfundy Nov 2012 #53

Since FOX isn't about to change (& you don't hear ROMNEY re-assessing, do you?), then, ipso facto, WinkyDink Nov 2012 #71

Give them something that they can't ignore and that will benefit them and/or people they know Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2012 #54

Education, including critical thinking skills? nt Live and Learn Nov 2012 #55

Make a pitch for them, ask for their vote. Voters often know when they aren't needed or wanted. nt Raine Nov 2012 #56

Region type is EVERYTHING. Withywindle Nov 2012 #59

Obama needs to continue to do what he did in Ohio liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #62

wake up, they just elected the President to a second term...but you knew that i suspect. spanone Nov 2012 #68

How about a whole lot less... 99Forever Nov 2012 #75

Pursue economic policies that are in the best interests of the middle and lower class Scootaloo Nov 2012 #77

well MrDiaz Nov 2012 #78

Run someone who's white and vaguely homophobic/misogynistic. nt geek tragedy Nov 2012 #79

It is not rocket science to figure out this 'white males' problem is in part regional. Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #82

I will try to characterize for you my office mates exboyfil Nov 2012 #83

fREE BEER AND AMMO DainBramaged Nov 2012 #89

In the end the only thing you can do is stand on your principles and do a good job at explaining our hrmjustin Nov 2012 #91

By doing things that will, you know, help them. Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #92