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Mon May 21, 2012, 09:03 AM

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7. Sorry that we are not living up to your needs

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GOP problem: 'Their voters are white, aging and dying off' [View all]	NNN0LHI	May 2012	OP
If they want to court blacks and Hispanics...they will need to change their platforms	titaniumsalute	May 2012	#1
And I bet the future of political races	Ship of Fools	May 2012	#2
They have already done that with the take over of the Democratic party.	RC	May 2012	#3
That is sad but true. There are not very many liberals here at DU any more.	LonePirate	May 2012	#5
Sorry that we are not living up to your needs	Botany	May 2012	#7
There never were many liberals here at DU	NNN0LHI	May 2012	#8
There is at least one real LIBERAL here.	LoisB	May 2012	#23
I'm an old white guy, totally DEMOCRAT, totally pro-union.	xtraxritical	May 2012	#37
I'm a liberal progressive.	toddwv	May 2012	#42
I know what you mean	Populist_Prole	May 2012	#43
yeah, limousine liberals are a dime a dozen around here.	provis99	May 2012	#50
I agree, but I still get warm and fuzzy that	Ship of Fools	May 2012	#6
Their current problem is that they don't understand the needs of blacks and Hispanics	MrScorpio	May 2012	#17
Voter ID laws are ready to help	Ezlivin	May 2012	#4
Exactly, if they can't win honestly they cheat	davidpdx	May 2012	#51
Moctezuma's Revenge.	lunatica	May 2012	#9
whites are dying off	liberalnationalist	May 2012	#10
Some of their aging voters are bolting.	madamesilverspurs	May 2012	#11
Only one flaw to that theory - these are people who don't believe in birth control	LynneSin	May 2012	#12
Look at the bright side	NNN0LHI	May 2012	#14
Exactly, Lynne, I fear that their natural rate of	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#16
What about that guy with the 30 children?	treestar	May 2012	#25
I was raised with eight siblings	GeorgeWW3	May 2012	#27
According to statistics I have read 98% of ALL women use or have used some form of contraception	Bandit	May 2012	#36
The next generations of these families will not have so many children. That's the way things	diane in sf	May 2012	#49
I highly doubt it	SemperEadem	May 2012	#53
This election cycle will shake the Liberal tree.	Wellstone ruled	May 2012	#13
That's not saying much.	Kolesar	May 2012	#20
He/She is saying that She/He is more Liberal than you	thelordofhell	May 2012	#22
"More bored"	Kolesar	May 2012	#24
But what has that got to do with Republicans being old and white?	treestar	May 2012	#26
Wish it were true, but I feel they will only be replaced with more newly uninformed.	Dawgs	May 2012	#15
I knew plenty of anti-war people during the 60's and 70's who weren't liberals	NNN0LHI	May 2012	#19
The racists are dying out	Kolesar	May 2012	#21
Racism is NOT why people vote Republican.	Dawgs	May 2012	#45
Most of those I've met do; but as you say, it's not the only reason.	AlinPA	May 2012	#47
I think we shouldn't count those eggs before they hatch.	aikoaiko	May 2012	#18
The Republicans could gain a lot of those voters if they would	treestar	May 2012	#28
That's like saying "if only Christians would turn atheist".	Zalatix	May 2012	#29
Drop Ayn Rand?	GeorgeWW3	May 2012	#32
Economic conservatism lies at the heart of the GOP	RufusTFirefly	May 2012	#38
I'll be an old, old lady 21 years from now	wryter2000	May 2012	#30
I vote in the Republican Primaries	GeorgeWW3	May 2012	#31
that's old news	stupidicus	May 2012	#33
The GOP knows this and this is why they're pushing their 'agenda' so	sinkingfeeling	May 2012	#34
They're talking about a south that isn't the one I live in.	loudsue	May 2012	#35
And "junior" has a bright future....	RagAss	May 2012	#44
Are you talking about minorities, like in the original article. n/t	Dawgs	May 2012	#46
No. I'm talking about the generational counterparts to the minority voters	loudsue	May 2012	#48
And, mostly male.	Tierra_y_Libertad	May 2012	#39
They are trying to get the young	marlakay	May 2012	#40
"Oh, so they're afraid ..."	napkinz	May 2012	#41
The GOP is well aware of this which is why they are trying to control the media..	DCBob	May 2012	#52
They obviously haven't met MY family	queenjane	May 2012	#54

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