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Discussion: Republicans have a 77% chance...
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Originally posted by DivaDown
No. 90% of Blacks voted Democrat last election because the Democrat was Black & offered all kinds of free **** they didn't have to work for.
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Once I saw your comment, I already knew you had to be an Army. Let me not drag you to the pits and get any points tonight.
Blacks have consistently voted majority Democrat for decades. Sit down.
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Won't matter since the Dem's have the white house and are almost sure to take back the Senate in 2016.
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Originally posted by DivaDown
No. 90% of Blacks voted Democrat last election because the Democrat was Black & offered all kinds of free **** they didn't have to work for.
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It's not like African Americans were voting for Republicans in droves before Obama, so stop with the he's black excuse. Republicans don't target black voters, so why would they vote for them? Romney spoke at the NAACP once and that was it.
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Originally posted by NE.
72% of the 2012 election votes came from White Americans who voted majority Republican. Minorities only make up a small fraction.
White American voters are displeased with Obamacare and many of the Obama Administration decisions. When campaigns start, the GOP will have plenty of dirt they will try to slap against the Obama Administration and blame Democrats for. It's ridiculous to assume that Hillary is guaranteed a seat in the Oval Office.
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The proportion of whites is decreasing each and every year in this country. And, as you saw in 2012, even though the majority of whites voted for Romney, Obama still won because of his large minority margins. For the first time in history, the majority of children born in this country are born to minorities and whites will be the minority in the upcoming decades.
Secondly, most whites voted against Obama and he still won. Also, voters aren't holding Obamacare against Hillary, which voters have actually warmed up to more and more since the surprisingly good enrollment numbers, and by the time 2016 comes it will be a non-issue. She's not assured a seat, obviously, but there aren't any clear obstacles in her way at the moment.
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Originally posted by Retro
I honestly don't see it happening. Also, keep Hillary and her guaranteed Presidential victory in the appropriate threads or apply it to this discussion somehow.
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It will be a mess if she controls the Presidency and the GOP controls Congress. Better than all GOP though, for sure.
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Member Since: 8/3/2012
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Originally posted by BlueTimberwolf
Why wouldn't someone strive for money if they are low income. Wouldn't you? And even if they are comfortable with their lifestyle, that makes them lazy?
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Yes that makes them lazy because the people who DO strive to be better have to pick up their slack.
Like I said, I will always help someone in NEED but it's irritating funding the LAZY. Get a good job & make good money & you will see.
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Originally posted by DivaDown
No. 90% of Blacks voted Democrat last election because the Democrat was Black & offered all kinds of free **** they didn't have to work for.
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Not true. Before Obama, 90% of blacks were registered Democrats. Blacks voted Democrat before Obama and continue to vote for them. Blacks haven't voted majority Republican since before FDR.
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Member Since: 8/17/2013
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Originally posted by DivaDown
Yes that makes them lazy because the people who DO strive to be better have to pick up their slack.
Like I said, I will always help someone in NEED but it's irritating funding the LAZY. Get a good job & make good money & you will see.
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Pick up what slack? That makes no sense. Everyone pays into the pot proportionate to their income.
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I hate when Americans act like they are the only working people in the world that have their taxes pulled into social programs that help the lower classes You do realize the most successful countries devote more tax money into these social programs, yet they still manage to live successful and rewarding lives.
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Originally posted by hooky
It will be a mess if she controls the Presidency and the GOP controls Congress. Better than all GOP though, for sure.
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I agree; if the Republicans in fact do come out victorious and control the entire body of Congress, I'd prefer that they lose control of at least the Senate in 2016 to coincide with the likely reelection of the Democrats to the White House.
A Republican Congress AND White House, however, is literally my worst nightmare politically.
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Originally posted by DivaDown
Not surprising. Obama is forcing everyone to fund the lazy & ObamaCare is ridiculous.
As a Republican, I have no problem helping those in need but funding lazy ppl is ridiculous & putting an unnecessary strain on ppl who work to make a living.
States are slowly coming around so eventually I can marry my boyfriend.
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You should check your comments before you say ridiculous comments like this.
Who are you referring to as lazy?? No wonder Republicans always put their foot in their mouth, it's comments like this.
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Originally posted by NE.
Hillary isn't running, and even if she did, she wouldn't win.
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Originally posted by Tennis Court
Not true. Before Obama, 90% of blacks were registered Democrats. Blacks voted Democrat before Obama and continue to vote for them. Blacks haven't voted majority Republican since before FDR.
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i think in 2016 the republicans are trying to target women and hispanics back to them, which if they do can benefit them, if not it will not end well
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Originally posted by DivaDown
Yes that makes them lazy because the people who DO strive to be better have to pick up their slack.
Like I said, I will always help someone in NEED but it's irritating funding the LAZY. Get a good job & make good money & you will see.
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You can work full time aand make minimum wage and still be on public assistance. I don't get why you think all of the poor are unemployed
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Originally posted by DivaDown
It doesn't motivate anyone who has low earnings to strive for better things (lazy).
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Industrial America is dead. The kinds of unskilled jobs that sustained a generation of middle-class strivers has been sent overseas by profit-hungry corporations and they're never coming back. Rural communities and inner cities are economically devastated. And we're supposed to just let these people suffer in poverty?
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Member Since: 5/21/2009
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Originally posted by Tennis Court
The proportion of whites is decreasing each and every year in this country. And, as you saw in 2012, even though the majority of whites voted for Romney, Obama still won because of his large minority margins. For the first time in history, the majority of children born in this country are born to minorities and whites will be the minority in the upcoming decades.
Secondly, most whites voted against Obama and he still won. Also, voters aren't holding Obamacare against Hillary, which voters have actually warmed up to more and more since the surprisingly good enrollment numbers, and by the time 2016 comes it will be a non-issue. She's not assured a seat, obviously, but there aren't any clear obstacles in her way at the moment.
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You think the proportion of Whites is going to decrease to under 50% within the next 19 months?
Voters are holding Obamacare against Democrats, period. There aren't any clear obstacles because campaigning has yet to begin. Once people begin to announce their campaigns, the bullets will start flying and no matter how promising it seems for any candidate at one time, things can change VERY quickly and nobody is safe.
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Originally posted by FilthyBae
i think in 2016 the republicans are trying to target women and hispanics back to them, which if they do can benefit them, if not it will not end well
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They won't win women or Hispanics if they continue their same policies.
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Originally posted by FilthyBae
i think in 2016 the republicans are trying to target women and hispanics back to them, which if they do can benefit them, if not it will not end well
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I personally don't see why most minority groups would ever swing largely Republican; they'd have a better shot by just getting the voter turnout to be higher.
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Originally posted by NE.
72% of the 2012 election votes came from White Americans who voted majority Republican. Minorities only make up a small fraction.
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Yeah, and minorities made up 28% of the vote in 2012. That is not a "small fraction", that literally decided the election. Right now the Democrats have a coalition of young voters, minority voters, and educated women. That coalition is larger than the old people/straight white men Republican coalition. The next Republican to win is going to have to appeal to those groups, and a Republican like that isn't likely to come around for a while (and they'll probably be hispanic).
Also what some of y'all have to realize is the Democrat coalition is getting bigger and it's not going to stop getting bigger. The Republican's HAVE to steal votes away because they're going to be naturally falling behind little by little.
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Member Since: 8/3/2012
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Originally posted by NE.
Once I saw your comment, I already knew you had to be an Army. Let me not drag you to the pits and get any points tonight.
Blacks have consistently voted majority Democrat for decades. Sit down.
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Go open a history book.
The Republican party opposed segregation. Clinton was really the first to appeal to them. But don't act like they didn't flock to Obama because of his color.
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