Even the 47% Are Hard To Convince

It would seem that with Mitt Romney and the GOP falling all over themselves mocking and denigrating every demographic except white, blue-eyed blonde haired two-year olds, he would not be doing THIS well:

http://www.gallup.com/poll/157508/romney-support-among-lowest-income-voters.aspx

Just think, the people that will benefit the LEAST from the Romney/Ryan administration (and I use that term loosely) are the very ones that seem to support them. Well, and the VERY rich of course...

Then there is just one other thing that the Right can play off of, that seems to work very well...with the help of such entities as FOX News:

".... or the feeling of belonging to the dominant, superior race, is simply greater than the need to vote for one's own interest. These hillbillies (sic) sleep better at night....knowing that as long as they're white, they are not inferior, no matter how poor. You could try to appeal to them with facts, except their feelings of intellectual inferiority causes incredible resentment toward anyone showing any intelligence at all.... If you think for a second that they're now not going to vote for Romney because of this brouhaha, you are sadly deluded. These people believe in an implicit wink and nod agreement from conservative elites that they'll still continue to get whatever assistance they may be getting, and that the cuts to these programs will fall almost solely on blacks and Hispanics. They are white. They vote for the white party. They vote for the party that isn't beholden to high falutin' facts that make them feel stupid..."  (comment from)

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/gallup-one-third-of-lowest-income-voters-support

Most of the 47% do not realize this either:
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/09/20/881151/study-wealthy-americans-receive-far-more-tax-breaks-than-the-poorest/ 

I'm not even sure that the Republicans death to the veterans job bill will make a large dent, but it should. A large percent of returning veterans, along with seniors on Social Security, are part of Romney's 47%.

"However, Veterans Jobs Corps bill co-sponsor Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) said on the Senate floor today that “this bill is fully paid for and does not violate pay-go rules.” Murray even tried to include most of the provisions of a competing Republican bill but Democrats still ran into opposition. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said he would block the measure until the Pakistani doctor that aided the CIA in looking for Osama bin Laden was freed, while Coburn claimed the bill would have no chance of passing the House so it wasn’t worth the effort."http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/09/19/875351/republicans-kill-vets-job-bill/

I guess someone....more eloquent and smarter than I am....was right:

“Socialism (or progressivism in our case) never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” ― John Steinbeck

Race, Diversity...... and the RACE

We all heard the news the other day that the birthrate has tipped in favor of non-whites. This, of course has the Right discombobulated. Now I'm SURE they'll be dead set against ALL birth control, reproductive choices and family planning services for those conservative-values voters. Those of OTHER mindsets (or ethnicities)...not so much. This should be interesting if not vitriolic at times.

This is from ABC News yesterday: 

The data released this week revealed a tipping point in the country's demographic shift. For the first time in the country's history, more minority children were born than white children, setting the stage for an eventual non-white majority in America's population.

"I think that what we're seeing is that hate groups, particularly white supremacist groups, are talking a lot about the fact that whites will soon be a minority in this country, that their goal at all costs is to preserve the white race in civilization, which spurs them to recruit more, and have more incendiary rhetoric," Mayo said.

The main reason for all of this, of course is: "It is not a good thing. The immigrants do not share American values, so it is a good bet that they will not be voting Republican when they start voting in large numbers."............the Eagle Forum

Now in the South, custom and tradition are something to be revered.....right or wrong. NASCAR is a world unto it's self. (Hey, I've got MY favorite drivers, too.) They've already had conniption fits that they have to race in California and Las Vegas....

So when a young driver of African-American persuasion is making his way up the ranks: "Given Darrell Wallace Jr.'s advanced learning curve in stock car racing, it might seem like his NASCAR national series debut has been a long time coming."

Let the comments begin..........From the Nascar site today:

He has every right to race and nascar has every right to give money to the poor just wish they would stop making the tickets so hi to support him

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What is wrong with having something that is not "diverse" ? White people are what made NASCAR big and now Brian France does this. I hear that attendance is down at the races, maybe because Obamas hog came to a race!

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Just saw a stat the other day where the growth of minorities have outgrown whites = whites are the minorities so does that mean the poor whites get funding too?  I'm glad he is getting a chance.

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it's 2012. We're ready to take over. we have the white house. and soon we're taking nascar and hockey and lacrosse too. muhahahaha MYAHAHAHAHAHA MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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Typical!

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You've even got to be the RIGHT color to drive a car, turn left, and go fast these days.