Obama/Palin 2016/2012

piercehawkeye45 · 11-03-2008, 04:37 PM

Even though I doubt this will happen in the next decade, but urban renewal and a change in the demographics in the United States may force a change in conservative's base views.

It may just be my limited experience but it seems that the middle class, espeically ones my age, are starting to move back towards the city, enjoying the urban lifestyle. I believe this will continue and because this demographic group tends to be very liberal, it will spread its influence to more of the newer urban middle class. Palin seems to sit well with more suburban and rural America but a change in demographics may force the Republicans to shift gears away from their current target audience and include the yuppies.

The other factor will be overall demographics in the United States. As of now, under 50% of the US population under five years old are white and this will not change so people of color, who generally vote Democrat, will begin to have more and more influence.

I don't know if these will have a significant outcome in the next non-incumbent election (2016), but I believe it will in the elections after that.

11-03-2008, 04:37 PM	#8
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Even though I doubt this will happen in the next decade, but urban renewal and a change in the demographics in the United States may force a change in conservative's base views. It may just be my limited experience but it seems that the middle class, espeically ones my age, are starting to move back towards the city, enjoying the urban lifestyle. I believe this will continue and because this demographic group tends to be very liberal, it will spread its influence to more of the newer urban middle class. Palin seems to sit well with more suburban and rural America but a change in demographics may force the Republicans to shift gears away from their current target audience and include the yuppies. The other factor will be overall demographics in the United States. As of now, under 50% of the US population under five years old are white and this will not change so people of color, who generally vote Democrat, will begin to have more and more influence. I don't know if these will have a significant outcome in the next non-incumbent election (2016), but I believe it will in the elections after that. __________________ I like my perspectives like I like my baseball caps: one size fits all.

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