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The growing Hispanic population shown by the 2010 U.S. Census and the impact on the Republican party.
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A Drive for Swing State Votes Has Colorado’s Latinos Listening
New York Times 05/26/2015
The GOP’s working-class problem - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/12/2015
Latino Population Surge Poses Challenge to GOP
Wall Street Journal 04/11/2011
Minorities become a majority in Washington region - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/31/2011
U.S. Moves Closer to Minority Majority
Wall Street Journal 08/31/2011
Obama Faces a Frustrated Hispanic Electorate
New York Times 06/10/2012
The Federalists who opposed immigrants from France and Ireland in the eighteenth century, the anit-immigrant wing of the Whig Party, and the Nativists or Know-Nothing party during Lincoln's time, all failed to win long term political support. The French and the Irish in north eastern cities and the Germans in Lincoln's time shifted their support. Benjamin Franklin discusses the issue in his letters and said the thrifty and industrious Germans added much value to the new nation. Lincoln supported the integration of German immigrants and opposed the Know- Nothing supporters.
Grouped Articles
Saving the GOP From Modern Know-Nothingism
Wall Street Journal 10/30/2014
Republican Response on Immigration Faces Hurdle
Wall Street Journal 11/20/2014
Transcript: Obama’s immigration speech - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/21/2014
Wall Street Journal 08/19/2015
Why Hillary Clinton Might Win Georgia
The New York Times 08/22/2016
The Economist 08/25/2016
Grouped Articles
Business Groups Counter Tea-Party Challenger in Idaho
Wall Street Journal 04/09/2014
Cruz’s Power to Disrupt Faces a Fresh Test
Wall Street Journal 12/08/2014
The Two Parties Aren’t Crazy, Just Changed
Wall Street Journal 10/13/2015
Republicans Rode Waves of Populism Until They Crashed the Party
WSJ 10/26/2016
Grouped Articles
The Two Parties Aren’t Crazy, Just Changed
Wall Street Journal 10/13/2015
Bernie Sanders: Democrats Need to Wake Up
The New York Times 06/28/2016
Emerging Republican Platform Goes Far to the Right
The New York Times 07/12/2016
Why Hillary Clinton Might Win Georgia
The New York Times 08/22/2016
Bernie Sanders voters look for a path forward
CNN 10/21/2016
Republicans Rode Waves of Populism Until They Crashed the Party
WSJ 10/26/2016
Grouped Articles
That Monolithic Tea Party Just Wasnât There
New York Times 08/01/2011
Boehner Urges G.O.P. Unity in âEpic Battleâ
New York Times 10/04/2013
In Rural Iowa, Spending, Not the Shutdown, Raises Worry
New York Times 10/04/2013
Robert J. Samuelson - The dysfunction of American politics
Washington Post 10/25/2010
Cruz’s Power to Disrupt Faces a Fresh Test
Wall Street Journal 12/08/2014
The Two Parties Aren’t Crazy, Just Changed
Wall Street Journal 10/13/2015
U.S. president Obama's popularity ratings are at 51% in 2016 similar to Reagan's in his last year. In June 2016 he announced his endorsement of Hillary and efforts to unite the Democratic Party behind Clinton, including bringing Sanders supporters behind the nominee. This is also an effort to preserve his legacy. For Hillary Obama's and Sander's support is needed to improve support among younger women, and others who supported Obama in 2008 and 2012, especially with the wide differences with Republican nominee Trump.
Grouped Articles
WSJ 06/15/2016
Bernie Sanders: Democrats Need to Wake Up
The New York Times 06/28/2016
Bernie Sanders Endorses Ex-Rival Hillary Clinton, Ending Democratic Primary Campaign
WSJ 07/12/2016
Championing Optimism, Obama Hails Clinton as His Political Heir
The New York Times 07/28/2016
Obama Rallies Democrats Behind Hillary Clinton at Convention
WSJ 07/28/2016
Business Economists Say Hillary Clinton Is Best for the Economy
WSJ 08/22/2016
Grouped Articles
The New York Times 07/29/2016
Hillary Clinton Asks Not for Trust, but for Faith in Her Competence
The New York Times 07/29/2016
In Hillary Clinton’s Nomination, Women See a Collective Step Up
The New York Times 07/29/2016
A Disunited Party’s Successful Convention
WSJ 07/29/2016
Why Hillary Clinton Might Win Georgia
The New York Times 08/22/2016
Republicans Rode Waves of Populism Until They Crashed the Party
WSJ 10/26/2016
Key states are Colorado and Virginia. Republican states Utah, Georgia, and Arizona are up for grabs. Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Ohio and Florida are states both parties are trying to win. Pennsylvania has a history of voting Democratic. Senator Keane, Democratic Vice Presidential candidate is from Virginia and is popular there. Demographic shifts are improving for Democrats in North Carolina.
Grouped Articles
Donald Trump Faces Narrow Path to White House Victory
WSJ 08/24/2016
Democratic Dream of Two Blue Coasts? Clinton Is in Striking Distance
The New York Times 08/25/2016
Ohio, Long a Bellwether, Is Fading on the Electoral Map
The New York Times 09/29/2016
Republicans Rode Waves of Populism Until They Crashed the Party
WSJ 10/26/2016
The defeat in the Republican primary of Eric Cantor in Virgina by Brat, a professor of economics at Macon College. Brat faces another professor of Macon College in the election.
Grouped Articles
Eric Cantor Defeated by David Brat, Tea Party Challenger, in Primary Upset
New York Times 06/10/2014
Once Snubbed, David Brat Turns the Tables
New York Times 06/11/2014
David Brat and Jack Trammell show unease in the spotlight
New York Times 06/12/2014
Obama’s Odds With Congress: Bad to Worse
New York Times 06/12/2014
The Two Parties Aren’t Crazy, Just Changed
Wall Street Journal 10/13/2015
Parties’ Divide on the Economy Widens
Wall Street Journal 11/16/2015
Grouped Articles
Congress Passes Debt, Budget Deal
Wall Street Journal 10/17/2013
Republican Leaders Search for New, Winning Strategy
Wall Street Journal 01/25/2013
New York Times 01/27/2013
Republicans Rode Waves of Populism Until They Crashed the Party
WSJ 10/26/2016
Grouped Articles
The GOP’s working-class problem - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/12/2015
Populism on the Rise in GOP Race for President
Wall Street Journal 11/12/2015
Parties’ Divide on the Economy Widens
Wall Street Journal 11/16/2015
It’s the American Dream, Stupid
Wall Street Journal 01/10/2016
A Republican Cure for Liberal Failures on Poverty
Wall Street Journal 01/10/2016
Here’s what a conservative policy agenda should look like in the Trump era - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/27/2016
Sharp differences emerge between the two parties on the minimum wage, taxes, spending and foreign policy. For domestic policy there are now stark differences between the 2 parties not seen for many years when both parties stayed closer to the centre. One has to go back to the Reagan election to see such differences. This also reflects the issue of a shrinking middle class, and a white working class that is falling behind in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The Republican candidates except for John Kasich oppose increasing the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour set in 2009. The Democratic candidates O'Malley and Sanders support setting it at $15, and Hillary Clinton supports it at $12, as advised by economist Alan Krueger. Krueger sees no significant job losses at $12 an hour. Also to be factored in is the time period this goes into effect which may span some years. On taxes Democratic candidates support taxing the wealthy, especially the top 1%, Clinton favoring taxing wealthy above $250,000 in incomes. This would pay for free tution under the Sanders plan, or an alternative plan by Clinton with similiar outcomes. The Democratic candidates are focussed on a middle class and white working class that they see as falling behind. The Republicans focus on cutting taxes to create jobs. On foreign policy Sanders is against foreign intervention, Clinton supports limited engagement differing from Obama's very cautious policy. Republican candidates such as Jeb Bush call for intervention in Syria-Iraq, Trump not favoring intervention. Other issues setting the two parties apart is the approach to immigration and Obama health care program. Donald Trump has the most strident views on immigration calling for large deportations, and Hillary Clinton calling for giving a pathway to legal status for illegal immigrants. In the debates Democratic candidates repeatedly emphasize that immigration from Mexico is now practically nill following the sharp U.S. recession. Mainstream media on the Republican side see risks in the strident po
Grouped Articles
Parties’ Divide on the Economy Widens
Wall Street Journal 11/16/2015
Sanders: Unlike Clinton, I won’t seek ‘reckless adventures abroad’ - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/19/2015
A political bomb is about to blow up in the Democrats’ faces - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/25/2015
New York Times 01/29/2016
Finding Common Political Ground on Poverty
New York Times 02/02/2016
Donald Trump Notches More Wins, but Ted Cruz’s Victories Promise Long Race
Wall Street Journal 03/02/2016
Grouped Articles
Republicans to Cities: Drop Dead
New York Times 10/06/2012
Why Hillary Clinton Might Win Georgia
The New York Times 08/22/2016
Republicans Rode Waves of Populism Until They Crashed the Party
WSJ 10/26/2016
Urban liberal moderates such as in the urban centres of Georgia and South Carolina form the basis of a new Democratic party in the South in 2016. Trump's resemblance in rhetoric to Alabama governor George Wallace, immigration now and civil rights then, is creating a new dynamic in the Southern U.S. states with college educated voters in the suburbs, especially women, and some Republican women shifting away from Trump.
Grouped Articles
Why Hillary Clinton Might Win Georgia
The New York Times 08/22/2016
In Clinton vs. Trump, the Overlooked Impact of Asian-Americans
WSJ 08/22/2016
In Clinton vs. Trump, the Overlooked Impact of Asian-Americans
WSJ 08/22/2016
Donald Trump Faces Narrow Path to White House Victory
WSJ 08/24/2016
Democratic Dream of Two Blue Coasts? Clinton Is in Striking Distance
The New York Times 08/25/2016
From Trump to Brexit rhetoric: how today's politicians have got away with words
The Guardian 08/27/2016
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in the Demcratic Party, and Jeb Bush in the Republican Party, are making social and economic mobility for the middle and working class a central issue in the 2016 presidential campaign. In Britain Corbyn's election to the leadership of the Labor Party with all other candidates doing poorly, is also creating a focus on economic issues and better access to education and jobs.
Grouped Articles
Sanders, Corbyn and the coming debate inside the Democratic Party - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/13/2015
New Leader Turns British Labour Party to the Left
New York Times 09/14/2015
Wall Street Journal 09/17/2015
Not There Yet on Equal Opportunity
Wall Street Journal 10/21/2015
America’s white working class is a dying breed - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/12/2015
The missing working class - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/12/2015
U.S. president Obama's popularity ratings are at 51% in 2016 similar to Reagan's in his last year. In June 2016 he announced his endorsement of Hillary and efforts to unite the Democratic Party behind Clinton, including bringing Sanders supporters behind the nominee. This is also an effort to preserve his legacy. For Hillary Obama's and Sander's support is needed to improve support among younger women, and others who supported Obama in 2008 and 2012, especially with the wide differences with Republican nominee Trump.
Grouped Articles
WSJ 06/15/2016
Bernie Sanders: Democrats Need to Wake Up
The New York Times 06/28/2016
Bernie Sanders Endorses Ex-Rival Hillary Clinton, Ending Democratic Primary Campaign
WSJ 07/12/2016
Championing Optimism, Obama Hails Clinton as His Political Heir
The New York Times 07/28/2016
Obama Rallies Democrats Behind Hillary Clinton at Convention
WSJ 07/28/2016
Business Economists Say Hillary Clinton Is Best for the Economy
WSJ 08/22/2016
Grouped Articles
Emerging Republican Platform Goes Far to the Right
The New York Times 07/12/2016
What the New GOP Means for Wall Street
WSJ 07/19/2016
Republicans Rode Waves of Populism Until They Crashed the Party
WSJ 10/26/2016
The figures tell the story- Romney gets 91% of his support from white voters. He is ahead by 23% over Obama among white voters- a Washington Post /ABC News poll showing Romney at 60% and Obama at 37% in the last week of Oct. 2012. Obama's support from white voters is dropping to the level in the Mondale-Reagan election when Mondale was in the 30's -Reagan 65% Mondale 35% among white voters in the 1980 election. Obama's victory in 2008 came from winning 43% of the white vote. Whites made up 74% of voters in ABC polling in 2008- the same number as in 2012. About a 2% shift towards Hispanics and other minorities is expected every 4 years according to experts as U.S. population becomes more diverse. The suburban women with college degrees with strong views about contraception and women's issues were a factor in helping build core support for the Democratic party and Obama to get to the 43%. Another factor is the younger women without college degrees who are now shifting towards Romney and the Republicans over economic issues. Surpprisingly after the foreclosures and high jobless rates hit minorities hardest support has still not fallen for Obama with these groups in polling results.
Grouped Articles
Views on Race Relations Sour, Especially Among Blacks
Wall Street Journal 07/24/2013
Blacks, Obama and the Election
New York Times 11/02/2014
Obama Mentions Racial Slur in Describing Fight Against Racism
Wall Street Journal 06/23/2015
Poll shows widening racial gap in presidential contest - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/26/2012
The Price of a Black President
New York Times 10/27/2012
New York Times 10/27/2012
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 12/12/2015
Wall Street Journal 12/22/2015
Washington Post 12/27/2015
Here’s what a conservative policy agenda should look like in the Trump era - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/27/2016
Wall Street Journal 01/27/2016
Trump spurns a powerful player in GOP politics in falling-out with Fox - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/28/2016
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