Why the GOP is and will continue to be the party of white people

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by finnbow

I think that smart Republicans (a dying breed, it seems) realize the pickle they're in. However, trying to appeal to people other than southern rednecks (i.e., blacks, Hispanics, gays ...) will alienate their solid redneck base. For every voter they win in these new constituency, they'll lose an alienated, resentful redneck.

It's true.

They are impaled on the horns of a dilemma.

And I'm lovin every minute of it.

Because after all, they are only getting what they deserve for making a conscious decision to actively court the white racist vote.

Here's a video of a panel discussion of the article in the OP.

Note what the author says beginning at 3:48 into the video.

"If you are the party of self reliance and pulling yourself up by your bootstraps, and 75% of Asian Americans don't vote for you, you have a problem"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WesapV_tiv0