Just a little demographic timebomb
by digby
According to The Week, here's a by-the-numbers look at who's picking the Republican nominee:
9:
States that have held GOP caucuses or primaries so far
28 million:
Registered voters of all parties in those nine states
3 million:
Voters who have participated in these nine Republican contests
89:
Percent of registered voters who have not voted in the GOP contests
63.7:
Percent of U.S. population that is white
88:
Percent of U.S. population that was white in 1900
99:
Percent of 2012 Iowa caucusgoers who were white
89:
Percent of Iowans who are white
98:
Percent of South Carolina primary voters who were white
66:
Percent of South Carolina residents who are white
66:
Percent of South Carolina primary voters who were evangelical Christians
72:
Percent of South Carolina primary voters who were 45 or older
3:
Percent of Nevada's registered voters who participated in the state's Feb. 4 caucuses
5:
Percent of Nevada caucusgoers who were Latino
26:
Percent of Nevadans who are Latino
14:
Percent of Florida GOP primary voters who were Latino
23:
Percent of Floridians who are Latino
78:
Percent of Florida primary voters who were 45 or older
59:
Percent of Florida voters in the 2008 general election who were 45 or older
47:
Percent of GOP voters nationwide who are happy with their candidates, according to a PPP poll earlier this month
73:
Percent of Democrats who are happy with President Obama as their candidate
I guess they could pull this out. But it will take a major catastrophe.
Update: Uhm ... well ... yikes:
Unemployment could rise back to 9 percent of the U.S. population in Feburary according to a Gallup survey released Tuesday, painting a grim picture for the Obama Administration that had been temporarily buoyed by promising jobs figures at the end of January.
Gallup's mid-month reading, which traditionally previews the government report issued at the end of the month, shows a rise of seven-tenths of a percentage from the 8.3 percent unemployment rate at the end of January. That would be the worst unemployment figure since September of last year.
The survey firm said seasonal factors - including job loss by seasonal workers hired over the holidays - could be responsible for the dip
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