GOP needs Marco Rubio to ward off extinction

BIZPACReview.com ^ | 5/15/2012 | Kingsley Guy

[SmileRight]

The Republican Party faces a threat to its existence. It’s not an ideological threat, but a demographic and mathematical one. Unless the GOP acts to change the math by broadening its appeal to minorities, it will cease being a major force in American politics.

If you have any doubt about this, look at the numbers:

In 1960, white Americans made up 94 percent of the electorate. By 2010, the figure had dropped to 75 percent.

Among African-Americans, more than 90 percent vote Democratic, and in the 2008 presidential race, 96 percent chose President Obama. For Asian-Americans, a clear majority consistently votes Democratic. In the last presidential election, 56 percent voted for Obama.

Among Hispanic-Americans, the fastest growing segment of the electorate, the ratio of Democrats to Republicans is about 2-to-1. Eight years ago, four out of 10 Hispanics voted for ...

[cradle of freedom]

Democrats know that once they get the first wave of immigrants the others will follow. This is why many ethnic groups are Democrats by ethnic group as mine is. It is village group think. Follow the crowd.

[eekitsagreek]

Both parties are controlled by corporate interests. The Chamber of Commerce wants to keep this inexhaustible supply of cheap labor flowing. It reduces costs and suppresses wages.

Bingo!

Both parties could care less if the balkanization of America continues.