Presidential Elections Percent White vote
1976 89% White vote
1980 88% White vote
1984 86% White vote
1988 85% White vote
1992 87% White vote
1996 83% White vote
2000 81% White vote
2004 77% White vote
2008 74% White vote
Add to this declining base the fact that the Democrats also have their share of hard corp White voters. It would be very hard to base a victorious national strategy on a voter appeal primarily to Whites, particularly in the long run. A way has to be found to appeal to minorities. Since Obama has a lock on the Black vote in 2012, IMO, Hispanics and Asians are another place to try.
Why are even conservatives so opposed to this idea?
I want to win elections.
All the values and principles in the world will not help a political party that is never in power.
What people seem to forget is that conservative, small govt. principles are basically “white voter” principles.
White voters are the ones most likely to benefit from conservative small govt.
Minorities and recent immigrants benefit more heavily from federal govt. programs.