how long will it take for the democrats to match the republicans in terms of

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turnout? Turnout is one of the things that the democrats have had to deal with, that the republicans don't. In 2008, turnout helped Obama to a victory and to get to nearly a 60% majority in congress. In 2010, a huge lack of turnout helped them lose 63 house seats and six senate seats. My theory is that when the current crop of under 30 year olds become full-fledged adults (35 or older), it  will help prevent elections like 2010 happening.

[freepcrusher]

it seems that in the new deal era, turnout was never an issue, and it helped FDR, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson to victory. During the 1933-1969 era, the democratic party averaged about 260 seats in the house

[freepcrusher]

it seems that in the new deal era, turnout was never an issue, and it helped FDR, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson to victory. During the 1933-1969 era, the democratic party averaged about 260 seats in the house

"We lost the south for at least a generation". That quote is why the Dems have had trouble getting us young voters and minorities to vote.

That quote doesn't make sense. Wouldn't the racism of the south, cause young people to get out and protest.

[freepcrusher]

white males also hold the Republicans to greater hold then Democratic for reasons like the Repubs are true men, where Dems are girly men. Back in the FDR-Truman-JFK-LBJ era, this wasn't the case. And the way liberal are prorated such as being lazy, elitist, blacks, and other stereotype brainwashed white men thinking that the Republicans will help them because they are the party you can have a beer with and work hard.
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yeah this is also the issue I have found to be difficult to overcome. What caused the democrats to be portrayed as the weak/girly and elitist?

[freepcrusher]

White men vote so Republican because Democrats are perceived as being hostile to white men (a perception which is indeed true in many cases).  It's actually quite surprising that white men don't vote more Republican than they do.

Even white males aren't as homogeneous as you would think. For white men it really depends on background on how they vote. Single white men are probably more likely to vote dem than married white men. It also has to do with religion. If a white man is jewish or unchurched he is likely to vote dem, but if he is a churchgoing christian he is likely to be republican. If he owns a gun or likes hunting then he has a greater chance of voting republican then one who doesn't. It also has to do with region. In Seattle, Portland, SF, LA, New York and other areas white men probably vote democratic. The problem is that white men are disproportionately rural and therefore more likely to vote republican

[freepcrusher]

what does Pelosi have to do with losing the south. Weren't most of the congressional losses fairly distributed throughout the country krazen?

[freepcrusher]

what does Pelosi have to do with losing the south. Weren't most of the congressional losses fairly distributed throughout the country krazen?

Not really. In the Northeast, the Great Lakes, and the Plains areas, the GOP mostly just won back the same seats they held 4 years ago, along with a couple flukes like PA-11. There weren't too many new seats, and there was proof that some seats like CT-05 were permanently gone.

It's in the South, and areas bordering the South, that the Democrats lost seats that they've held for 100 years. Guys like Spratt and Boucher were once considered invincible.

That's like saying four years ago that its because of Dennis Hastert that the republicans were killed in the midwest and northeast.

"Its in the northeast, and the eastern midwest, that the republicans lost seats that they've held for 100 years. Someone like Jim Leach or Nancy Johnson were once considered invincible"

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despite white males usually voting republicans, its not like the democratic party leadership is lacking in white males.

Of the 51 Democratic Senators, 36 (70.6%) of them are white males.
Of the 192 Democratic Representatives, 106 (55.2%) of them are white males.