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rewrew7 says

No I was asking if you have any history of being a minority in your family

Remembering, of course, that Irish, Italian, and other Europeans were widely scorned at one point when they arrived in immigrant waves.

Here is the sordid tale of the Arab-American vote and the GOP. They are natural constituents, but, "Bush quickly lost the Arab vote, and trust, following Sept. 11, 2001, when he ordered the rounding up of thousands of Arabs without charges and unleashed his “war on terror,” which many Arabs and Muslims saw as a war on Arabs and Muslims.

http://middleeast.about.com/od/usmideastpolicy/a/me080922.htm

It's kind of hard to prove why 'minorities' aren't voting for republicans.

I wonder, why are they voting for democrats?

I assumed people go to the polls to vote FOR someone, so out of those that bother to go vote, why are they voting FOR democrats?

Vicente says

Founding fathers have to present ID cards at voting time?

“Eagles are dandified vultures” - Teddy Roosevelt

Ben Franklin presented this ID card.

errc says

I assumed people go to the polls to vote FOR someone, so out of those that bother to go vote, why are they voting FOR democrats?

Naaah. They vote against candidates. Out of fear of legalized pot, or gay marriage, or "terrorists". They vote against the Democrat if the Republican ads feature black folks getting your jobs.

How many conservatives will be voting FOR Romney? I'd wager a small fraction, and they'd be in Utah.

But this is good. I can surmise you agree that there is a disparity and that it is trending away from the GOP's electoral favorability?

CL says

How many Asian, Black, Jewish, Female or Latino Republicans are in the House or Senate? How many Democrats?

Please, provide proof of where I am wrong or where you are right.

For leadership its all about quality.. not quantity.

What compelling story of success does the democrats have to give to the voters... now compare that to Congressmen like Marco Rubio, Bobby Jindalor, Joseph Cao.

Serious what can you say about the unethical and corrupt minority demo congressmen today. You call this success! you should be embarrassed for their behavior!

Maxine Waters... Socialize US industries ?
http://www.OrA9zj94NuU

Meeks, who was damning regulators because they uncovered abuses and accounting scandals of Fannie Mae.. the pet project of the dems.
http://www.IyqYY72PeRM

Charlie Rangel... Corruption to the max! Tax paid benefits and unreported income.
http://www.rdtFWCrCh0s

I don't see why they don't just have people bring the printed ballot that was sent in advance to their homes with them on election day. No extra cost, no ID (which is really a poll tax in disguise), and much less corruption.

thomas.wong1986 says

What compelling story of success does the democrats have to give to the voters... now compare that to Congressmen like Marco Rubio, Bobby Jindalor, Joseph Cao.

First of all, each of those is an anomaly. The two Louisianans wouldn't have gotten their position had it not been for Katrina. And Cao was trounced in his bid after that, despite being a Liberal.

And, importantly, the GOP doesn't have a history of electing minorities, because they don't run them and if they did, the voters wouldn't vote for them. It's because the GOP voting base prefers white candidates.

Secondly, I find it odd (and racist) that you see the commonality in the (allegedly corrupt) Democratic representatives as being their race, rather than their tenure in Congress.

Bottom line, the GOP doesn't run and doesn't vote for people of color. That is the secret to their electoral success.

And that's why they're not opposed to racially divisive tactics to secure their votes.