Markos Moulitsas: A blue Georgia

The Hill ^ | February 18, 2014 | Markos Moulitsas

[C19fan]

Demographic changes are inevitably driving Texas and Arizona into purple — and eventually blue — territory. The growth of the Latino population is poised to overwhelm predominantly conservative white voters in both states, absent a genuine and successful rebranding by the Republican Party. But another red state will reach that status sooner: Georgia.

After Mitt Romney’s 2-point victory in North Carolina during the 2012 race, Georgia was the second closest red state at the presidential level. President Obama lost it by 7.8 points in 2012, after losing it by just over 5 points in 2008. In raw vote totals, that was 304,861 and 204,636 votes, respectively. A big number, certainly, but one that is artificially inflated by nonparticipation of core Democratic constituencies in the state. Given changing trends, Georgia’s march toward the Democratic column is inevitable.

[OldPossum]

BTW,, Gay State Conservative, I did not mean to attach the term “cock-eyed optimist” (which could be considered derogatory) to you. I was simply describing myself as not an optimistic person. Sorry about the possible insinuation.

[OldPossum]

See post 41. I meant to address that post to you but unfortunately, I didn’t.

[TBP]

And that's a group that would cast 90% of its vote even for a white Democratic candidate with a KKK past.

Some of them, even if he was CURRENTLY in the KKK.

[nascarnation]

You’re likely correct.

50 yr old voters for Reagan’s first win would be 86 for the next POTUS election.

[Starstruck]

And that's a group that would cast 90% of its vote even for a white Democratic candidate with a KKK past.

Probably true but I don't see them being broken glass voters for Hillary. She'll get 90% of a lot less votes than Obama did.

[boxlunch]

The only way to begin restoration of sanity and honesty in the electoral system is to deny voting privleges to anyone who lives on government handouts, such as welfare, that they have not contributed to or earned.

YES!!!!! And an Article V convention could propose such an amendment, bypassing the U.S. Congress (which would never go for that) and bypassing the Supreme Court (which would probably rule it unconstitutional, although it isn't.)

[nickcarraway]

It’s interesting, because big business is 100% on the side of the left now. They made the difference in gay marriage. They are pushing climate change. They hate conservatives.

[DaxtonBrown]

The very first person I look to for advice on the future of conservatives is Markos. Really, the very first. Really.

[Wyatt's Torch]

LOL

[nickcarraway]

2 Republican Senators? More like one Republican, who morphed into a Democrat, then retired.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Yeh I wasn’t really bragging about it. They are both pretty safe republican seats but with 2 RINO’s in them. We are going to replace Chambliss with hopefully Paul Broun this year and get rid of Isakson in 2016.

[precisionshootist]

"I don’t see why I should accept tyranny just because a bunch of Mexicans in Georgia vote for it. We need to change the focus. Regardless of elections, are we going to be free or not. Our freedom isn’t a product of representative government formed by free elections. That’s not freedom, that’s majority rule. Our freedom is handed down from God and not subservient to the opinions of the a majority consisting of stupid people. So when do we declare ourselves free in recognition of God’s natural order outlined in the Constitution? That done, any attempt to reign us in by courts, magistrates, and the majority will be an attack on our persons and subject to the natural laws of self defense."

+1

You are absolutely correct. I do think we must decide we are going to live free no matter what it takes.

[wardaddy]

That logic is the opposite of what has happened and why white south went GOP with Nixon onwards

BTW....look at Goldwater too or how well JFK fared...not

Its about social issues...always has been

Dixicrats were more social right wing by a long shot than Yankee GOP

And BTW...New Deal dems had nearly all the country locked up before Like

South did go democrat from Hayes ....as a rebuff of harsh Reconstruction...who can blame them

I am old enough to remember personally conservative democrats and when conservative GOP were outliers like Barry and Ronnie and Bill

It simply was not defined like today

LBJ laid this groundwork....I wonder if he would be happy now

All this entrenched ever growing power...but at what cost

Our soul basically.... our doom frankly

This ship is not turning around short of force

[cradle of freedom]

What about local governments denying some government bennies such as subsidized housing? I saw a couple of pictures on freerepublic of thousands of Obama voters waiting in parking lots for their opportunity to get themselves Section 8 housing. This happened in Atlanta and Houston. I thought Georgia and Texas were conservative?

Atlanta and Houston maybe run by Democrats but they are in Republican controlled states so why aren’t the state governments pushing back?