The youth unemployment rate is 11.8% and, for blacks it is a whopping 21%. Are They More Fluid These Days?įully 89% say that the current state of the economy is impacting their lives and not in a good way. Many already know that Obama took over half a trillion out of Medicare to fund Obamacare and you can be damned sure they are not happy about it.Īt the other end of the age cycle Generation, a non-profit group devoted to mobilizing young Americans (18-29) on important economic issues, reports that its polling says 76% of Millennials plan to vote. In 2011 the first of 79 million Americans born between the end of World War II and the mid-1960s will turn 65, swelling the ranks of Medicare and Social Security recipients.Ī lot of the seniors, no matter race, gender, or political affiliation are very worried about Obamacare and they should be. There are more now because baby boomers are entering the ranks of seniors in the millions these days. In 2008 the CIA Fact Book estimate of the number of senior citizens, age 65 and older, represented 12.7 % of the population males 16,263,255 and females 22,426,914. They represent all the other voting blocs and can be regarded as one themselves senior citizens. There is one very large group about which and from whom little has been heard. These issues affect people no matter what religion, race or gender. Political consultants and advisors make their living reading the tea leafs of a campaign, but this one will come down to the economy, jobs, and inflation. The Democrat’s farcical “war on women” has no traction. Women are regarded as a major factor in the election and both the Obama and Romney camps are said to be making a big effort to secure their vote, but I suspect women will either vote within their party affiliation if they are Democrats or cross party lines because of economic issues -lack of employment opportunities, the rising cost of food and gas, children who graduated college this year and are still living at home, et cetera. Overall, the African-American community has seen few gains, if any, in an economy gone south. Blacks are said to be disappointed with Obama regarding the economy and offended by his support for gay marriage. The current wisdom regarding blacks is that they will support Obama, but it is also widely believed among observers that many will simply not vote in the dramatic numbers of 2008. They know a man of faith when they see one. And evangelicals could care less at this point that Mitt Romney is a Mormon. Hispanic citizens come from many different places and cultures. Hispanics, generally Catholic, tend toward a more conservative point of view, but the thought that they will vote as a bloc also seems a reach. The notion, however, that the government demands that their institutions like hospitals act counter to the Church’s fundamental beliefs has surely angered many Catholics.
In a similar way, not all Catholics oppose abortion and they can be found in both political parties. Traditionally Democrats and liberals, they are generally close observers of the political winds and, while not all Zionists, they have a strong attachment to the Holy Land. What can be said is that Obama’s hostility to Israel is going to play a role in how Jews vote. In point of fact, Jewish voters are a minority at best and not likely to move the dial except in South Florida, and urban centers such as New York, Los Angeles, and their environs.
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