Why the right is losing ground

I justsayin · Nov 14, 2012

Surfer Joe said: ↑

The article below by Andrew Sullivan in the London Sunday Times explains clearly why the right is losing ground in American politics.
The problem is that history and demographics are against them, and their solutions are only appealing to a shrinking segment of the population.
They can't hope to win a plurality of votes when they keep basing their appeals on a reactionary world view of society.
So far, they have been incapable of articulating a vision that is not worrying to many voters, and they compound their strategic mistakes by blaming the voters for not being smart enough or white enough to appreciate where they are coming from.
The themes that inspire the right today- suspicion of foreigners, attacks on minority ethics, not to mention crackpot distractions like birthers, or the latest cultural attacks on basketball as some sort of liberal or minority pastime, fail to resonate with the vast majority of voters, and it will only get worse for them as America's demographics shift away from the sort of people they pander to.
Meanwhile, Obama is forging a new approach that is much more in tune with who Americans are today- and tomorrow.
He is upturning the race-based Southern strategy that Nixon and Reagan milked so successfully following the Civil Rights movements.
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interesting you saw this a year ang a half ago.

Taxcutter · Nov 14, 2012

The reason is that the portion of the populace getting "free stuff" approaches the percentage paying for the "free stuff."

If you rob Peter to pay Paul, Paul will always approve.

Johnny-C · Nov 14, 2012

Surfer Joe said: ↑

The article below by Andrew Sullivan in the London Sunday Times explains clearly why the right is losing ground in American politics.
The problem is that history and demographics are against them, and their solutions are only appealing to a shrinking segment of the population.
They can't hope to win a plurality of votes when they keep basing their appeals on a reactionary world view of society.
So far, they have been incapable of articulating a vision that is not worrying to many voters, and they compound their strategic mistakes by blaming the voters for not being smart enough or white enough to appreciate where they are coming from.
The themes that inspire the right today- suspicion of foreigners, attacks on minority ethics, not to mention crackpot distractions like birthers, or the latest cultural attacks on basketball as some sort of liberal or minority pastime, fail to resonate with the vast majority of voters, and it will only get worse for them as America's demographics shift away from the sort of people they pander to.
Meanwhile, Obama is forging a new approach that is much more in tune with who Americans are today- and tomorrow.
He is upturning the race-based Southern strategy that Nixon and Reagan milked so successfully following the Civil Rights movements.
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Amen!! That's the truth!

Surfer Joe · Nov 14, 2012

I justsayin said: ↑

interesting you saw this a year ang a half ago.
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Not really. Reactionaries are very predictable.

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