FR thread- "Republicans should focus on increasing their share of white votes."

[Union Yes]

Republicans should focus on increasing their share of white votes.


Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2009 12:38:35 PM by Dayton3

Why does everyone insist on the GOP reaching out to Hispanic and black voters?

Sure, non Hispanic whites will be the minority in the U.S. (though by far the LARGEST minority) in the 2040-2050 time frame.

But there are a lot of presidential elections between now and then.

If the GOP increased its take of white votes from 58% (2004) or 55% (2008) to 70% or better, then it could win virtually any election with little minority support.

And why as so many claim would it be racist?

Is it racist when 94% of black voters vote for the Democratic candidate or 80% of Hispanic voters go Democratic?

Why waste the time and resources on making minor inroads among blacks and Hispanics when the GOP could start a quest to secure more white votes from a position of strength?

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Knock yourselves out Freepers and Rethugs.

Link to the thread

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269692/posts

[LaurenG]

1. See how they are. They are always just thinking of themselves-

they are going to go the way of the dinosaur.

[Union Yes]

2. Yup, meanwhile Dems should continue to focus on a bigger share of ALL voters.

Peace

[jgraz]

8. Dems have been most successful when they go after non-voters

How many more people were brought into the process this time? I think that's the strategy we should be pushing for. If nothing else, it will keep the Dems from from moving rightward to compete for "moderate" Repuke voters.

[Union Yes]

14. Yup, Obama and Dean's 50 state strategy was a thing of beauty and brilliance.

Lets see more of it in the midterm '10 election.

Peace

[KingFlorez]

3. Why do they assume they can increase their percentage of the white vote?

Again, they don't get that everyone has a problem with their policy, not just minorities. If you can't get everyone to vote for you, then you won't get far.

[Taverner]

4. Because then they can go back to Nixon's Southern Strategy

Although that ship sailed long ago, and our current President is proof

Obama bagged FL and NC, as well as almost bagging MO

AND - if you look at this map



You see there's a blue belt going through most of the South

[hyphenate]

13. You notice on that map

that the largest areas of blue are, for the most part, urban areas, while a lot of the red areas are rural or lightly suburban.

[Taverner]

16. Yes - and that blue belt gets bigger every year

[EOTE]

They're not talking about ALL white, are they?

Don't they know that that includes women? Oh, and a lot of atheists, we can't have that. And lots of those whites are gays, so they can't bother to court them as a voting block. And some of those men support a woman's right to choose, so they can go screw themselves. Oh yeah, there are also lots of white males who want to increase money for social programs, so there's no room in our big tent for those commies. So perhaps the real way for the republican party to win future elections is to give 150 electoral votes each to Kansas and Utah. Then they'll be a shoe in.

[wryter2000]

5. Good luck with that, freepers

Believe it or not, not all white people buy your hateful crap.

[jobycom]

6. Good strategy. I personally encourage it.

Whites are a shrinking percentage of the population. In several states they already are or will soon be less than half the population, and will within a decade or two be the minority compared to Hispanics. Several of those states are locks for the Republicans now.

So don't do the math, Freepers. Show your integrity. Follow Captain Edward Smith. The rest of the world will thank you.

[Ishoutandscream2]

7. Okay, redundancy alert

These people are really, really stupid!

[jgraz]

9. Okay, redundancy alert

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

[TornadoTN]

10. Wow, what a great idea!!!

Please, by all means, go after this with everything you've got GOP!!!! This is a real winner right here! Call it the "GOP White Supremacy Strategy Contract with America"

[and-justice-for-all]

11. Ah, well to bad, since White folks are becoming the minority...but good luck with that..nt

[Old and In the Way]

12. Another deep thinker chimes in at FR. They really don't get it, do they?

It's not the color of the skin, it's the Republican governing philosophy that turns people off. Keep deluding yourself, Dayton3.

[county worker]

15. They will never understand why they are at 26% or something.

When ever they lose they say it was because the candidate wasn't right wing enough.

[montanto]

17. Hear them, hear them!

Let them spend ALL their money and effort on a segment of the population that can never be turned, a segment that is part of a shrinking "white majority" of the overall population. Good policy to completely ignore current "minority" interests. I'm all for it!! I think with that policy the entire party could be nothing more than a faint and troubling memory by 2040.

[bluestateguy]

18. I think that would be a fabulous strategy for them to win the 1972 election

go for it.

[Union Yes]

20. Nice!

:rofl:

[Occam Bandage]

19. They're really into this whole race-war thing. nt

[Union Yes]

21. Seems to be a friggin obsession with them.

[Hav]

22. To be fair..

the large majority who replied there didn't agree with this post and pointed out the racism as well.

[Union Yes]

23. I kinda agree.

But FR also knows the spotlight is on them now with the recent news of Von Bronn's(sp?) posting on that site.

They've "cleaned" up their act slighlty in the past 24 hours.

Soon they'll return to their usual spewing of hate for everything non white male authoritarianism.

But there's truth to what you said as well.

[damntexdem]

24. BTDT. Called the Southern Strategy. Worked for a few decades.

Ultimately helped render the GOP the shrunken rump of a party that it is.

[burning rain]

25. This asshat is forgetting something.

Many whites are not "real Americans" as beloved asshat Governor Sarah Palin puts it. Thank God for unreal Americans. They make America great.

[Union Yes]

26. I luvs unreal Americans.

Proud to be one.

:hippie:

[MiniMe]

27. With votor turnout as low as it usually is, focusing on 1 group

who usually votes isn't going to cut it. The voters in the 2008 election were highly motivated. They were in 2004 too, but even moreso in 2008. What the dems need to do in 2012 is to motivate the voters again. Only the people who actually vote deterine the outcome

[BolivarianHero]

28. Being of European heritage...

I would hope that such an overwhelming majority of Americans who share my heritage are intelligent enough to not drink the GOP koolaid.

[Fuzz]

29. This white guy won't vote republican.

[Cronus Protagonist]

30. I'm white, and that really got me thinking of taking over the power structures!!!

Oh, wait.... is this a bit like Christians claiming persecution? :^D