[xrp]

The Democratic Party is starting its downward trend. Hispanics don't vote for the Democrats the way black Americans have. Most affluent people don't vote Democrat. Even black Americans are starting to question the relevance of voting Democrat. They look back over 50 years of almost unwavering loyalty to the Democratic Party and they don't see much improvement in their lives (the ones that vote Democrat). Black American families are still shattered, with most families headed by one parent (usually female) and government schools continue to fail inner city children by the boatload and black parents who care about their childrens' success want their children out (vouchers).

In addition, New Deal Democrats of FDR's time period are dying off, FINALLY, removing a lot of guaranteed votes for the Democrats. A lot of Generation X and Generation Y, during the 1990s pretty politically ignorant, are becoming aware. Having enjoyed high salaries early on in life (early 20s to mid-30s) during the technology boom of the 1990s, these 2 generations saw what hard work can do for you in America and understand that Washington spends too much and they (Gen X and Y) got too little for how much they were taxed. Many of the Gen X'ers (my generation) that I interact with are conservative Republican (becoming more of an oxymoron) and a surprisingly large percentage are Libertarian (convinced that the Republicans have sold out conservatism). It will be interesting to see how the next 10-15 years go politically.

[chasio649]

good post