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Originally posted by Steeltrap
I don't know if they will make serious inroads, however, just because of the recent history (Southern Strategy, "welfare queens," etc.)
And I speak as a registered independent who is dissatisfied with both parties. If the Rs make any inroads, it will be with, as documented, the very religious AfAms and the super-suburbanized AfAms.
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Interesting, Steeltrap. And you've selected, accurately I think, two of the sub-demograpics (religious AfAMs/super-surburbanized AfAms) which I think are growing. But because we're as diverse a minority community as any other, a "one size fits all" or a "pick us because we're not them" approach, whether done by Rs or Ds, will not be successful.
I would think our diversity should put more of our votes "in play." After all, many of us tend to think conservatively on some issues and perhaps, more liberally on others. From a national party operational perspective, I guess you do your best to grab "a working 51 %" and try to blur the rest.
Throw in political regionalism which occurs in both parties (Northeast Republicanism (more liberal/moderate) vs. Southern (conservative) Repubicanism or Big-city liberal Democrats vs. environmentally focused far West Dems) and you've added still another big factor that both parties have to navigate.
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