Saturday, November 8, 2008
Obama's Winning Demograhics!
How exactly did Obama secure victory for the Democratic party? Who do we get to thank for this amazing acomplishment? Well for starters, no surprise but Obama won the low income vote. Surprisingly, Obama also did well with the wealthiest of Americans. According to exit polls Obama won 52% among voters who earn $200,000 and more. Obama also won the Catholic vote, something that John Kerry was unable to do when he ran for President, despite the fact that Kerry is Catholic, while Obama is a Protestant. Obama won 66% of the youth vote. Among suburban areas in Florida, Ohio, Virginia, and Indiana, Obama managed to win counties that had gone to Bush in the 2004 election. So Obama secured a pretty impressive victory! He managed to win the votes of some groups that have historically recently gone republican. So congrats to President-Elect Obama!
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I just heard that the Republican Party is considering Bobby Jindal as the candidate for the next presidential election (2012);their main reason is to attract the same constituencies that were crucial for Obama's election, particularly the youth vote. Jindal himself is only 37, recently elected, Catholic, and supposedly very passionate about what he does.
I really do not know if this is such a good idea,seeing as we cannot really tell whether the youth vote will be as strong as this year. He also has an exotic background, which may or may not settle well with some of the Republican Party's typical constituents.
If he is nominated, it will definitely be an election to watch (and I am not just saying that because I am Indian).
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