demographics

Women outnumber men on social networks

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

According to Rapleaf.com:
# Women: 24,821,901
# Men: 20,559,526
# Unspecified: 3,887,623

The Iowa Youth Vote

Friday, January 4th, 2008

The Huffington Post reports that 22% of Democratic caucus goers were under the age of 30. Claiming a ‘historic” turnout among the Democratic youth in Iowa, the Huffington Post states:
This means that ALL presidential contenders will have to connect with the aspirations of young people and listen to the voices of the future of […]

James Carville implies how Dems come to power…

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

James Carville, Bill Clinton’s chief spin doctor , has placed mcuh blame on Karl Rove, for costing the Republican Party a whole generation of Republican voters. He states:
The evidence is now pretty conclusive that Mr Rove may have lost more than just an election in 2006. He has lost an entire generation for […]

Youth sours on Republicans, Democrat lead in demographic growing

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

From CNSnews:
A recent Democracy Corps study showed that only 35 percent of young likely voters approve of the Republican Party, while 46 percent disapprove. In contrast, the Democratic Party was held in favor 50 to 30 percent.
Young voters also favored Democrats over Republicans on nearly every issue, including the environment (63 to 25 percent), Iraq […]

Quote of the Day

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

The label is really about rejecting the image of conservatives as uptight squares — crusty old men or nerdy kids in blue blazers. We might have long hair, smoke cigarettes, get drunk on weekends, have sex before marriage, watch R-rated movies, cuss like sailors — and also happen to be conservative, or at least libertarian.
-Author […]

Republicans and Diversity

Monday, July 30th, 2007

As many prominent GOP Presidential candidates skip opportunties to speak to audiences comprised of demographic minorities, i.e. Black people, young people, and Hispanics; I wonder how those actions are perceived by those sub groups of the population as well as society at large.
I mean, do we really Just Say No to Diversity?
If the actions by […]

Lots of people

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

California’s population is expected to explode to 60 million by 2050. Its current pop. is roughly 37 million. The growth represents a 59% increase over the next 40 plus years.
People always look at me like I am crazy when I say I want to move away from Cali some day. I always tell […]