The White Male Party
David Wasserman has a great post up about how the Democratic caucus in the House looks like America and the Republican one, well . . .
Today, 89 percent of House Republicans are white men, compared to just 47 percent of House Democrats. For some context, according to 2013 Census estimates just 31 percent of U.S. residents are non-Hispanic white males.
And the numbers will just get more stark after the midterms.
Copyright 2014 Liberaland
By: Stuart Shapiro
Stuart is a professor and the Director of the Public Policy
program at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers
University. He teaches economics and cost-benefit analysis and studies
regulation in the United States at both the federal and state levels.
Prior to coming to Rutgers, Stuart worked for five years at the Office
of Management and Budget in Washington under Presidents Clinton and
George W. Bush.
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juicyfruityyy September 16th, 2014 at 14:03
The House Republicans, would like to keep it that way. However, they do not represent the true Americans.
M D Reese September 16th, 2014 at 14:39
They THINK they do–but they don’t. They are anti-American.
juicyfruityyy September 16th, 2014 at 14:03
The House Republicans, would like to keep it that way. However, they do not represent the true Americans.
M D Reese September 16th, 2014 at 14:39
They THINK they do–but they don’t. They are anti-American.
wpadon September 16th, 2014 at 15:41
Republicans want to return to the 1950’s, the zenith of white male power on the planet.
tiredoftea September 16th, 2014 at 19:04
No, the 1700’s when only white, male, landowners were eligible to vote! Looks like they have done it in the House.
wpadon September 16th, 2014 at 15:41
Republicans want to return to the 1950’s, the zenith of white male power on the planet.
tiredoftea September 16th, 2014 at 19:04
No, the 1700’s when only white, male, landowners were eligible to vote! Looks like they have done it in the House.
arc99 September 16th, 2014 at 15:51
It could take another 5 Presidential election cycles (20 years) when infants born this morning will be eligible to vote. But the demographic tea leaves are crystal clear. Change is in progress. No amount of gerrymandering will succeed when the people you are trying to gerrymander into a majority do not constitute a majority in any district of this great nation.
arc99 September 16th, 2014 at 15:51
It could take another 5 Presidential election cycles (20 years) when infants born this morning will be eligible to vote. But the demographic tea leaves are crystal clear. Change is in progress. No amount of gerrymandering is going to change that.
We already saw that on a nationwide basis in 2012, more people voted for Democrats in Congress than for Republicans. Thanks to gerrymandering, the GOP still holds the House. Enjoy it while it lasts GOP. The number of people who pine for the America of 1957, is slowly but surely disappearing.
Denise September 16th, 2014 at 18:35
cuz repubs like their women barefoot and preggers! ,they don’t have time to do anything else.
Denise September 16th, 2014 at 18:35
cuz repubs like their women barefoot and preggers! ,they don’t have time to do anything else.