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What should Democrats do to increase support among whites?

Much has been made of the fact that the GOP does poorly among minorities. However, with a few small changes in the electorate the Democrats could lose 2016 and maybe even 2020 before demographics necessarily prevent the (current) GOP from winning a national election. Last election Democrats got only 40% of the white vote. What should Democrats do to maintain or increase that number.

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  • George
    Lv 5
    8 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Nothing. I'm white and I support the Democratic party because I don't think blacks and Hispanics should be second class citizens. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."--MLK.

    Since the gutting of the Voting Rights Act by the Supreme Court, the only whites that will still vote Republican will be the white supremacists.

  • Josh
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    Democrats serve most whites far better than the Republicans. However they face a fearsome propaganda machine in FOX and corporate talk radio. Democrats need to field more media to make their case, as the Republicans do. However, Democrats get to tell the truth, which is always less complicated.

  • 8 years ago

    All they have to do is to continue what they're doing now - make it an everyone-welcome party that is openminded and forward-thinking. The GOP is stuck in the past and refuses to accept that it's not the 1950s anymore. They can hang on to that all they want - the Democratic Party should leave them behind and move forward with the people.

  • 8 years ago

    @Shaun- you let the pig out of the sack. Your response reveals that you are a misogynist pig. For your own racist and misogynistic beliefs you would limit the presidency to white men. We have done that for over 200 years and we are going down the toilet. Time for a change.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    There are millions of white Democrats. That's ludicrous.They don't succumb to fear.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    Nominate a while male for President.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Dem mindset would probably make it "impossible" for them to increase the white votes. The only hope dems have is to increase the "sheep" voters wherever they can get them!

    Source(s): Reality - Awareness of!
  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Stop hating whites and stop trying to legislate them out of existence or into slavery.

  • 8 years ago

    stop welfare, food stamps, amnesty, and quit spending including military

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