The Rising Tide of the GOP Youth
By HHR | November 6th, 2009 | Category: Campaigns, HHR Publisher |- EACH election by addressing OUR issues. Our generation is still up for grabs and we should make ALL politicians work for our votes! As always, I’d love your thoughts on this.
by Rachel Hoff
Only one year after Barack Obama captured the hearts, minds, and votes of an entire generation of young Americans, those same voters proved that they are not a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Democratic Party. Looking at election data from this week’s statewide elections in New Jersey and Virginia, it seems that the loyalty of young voters may only have been to one man — Barack Obama — not a party or an ideology, presenting a real opportunity for the GOP despite calls of extinction after 2008.
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Folks were hoodwinked into thinking an in-experienced Socialist could make work. Smarter men have tried and failed for the last 100 years, Communism prays on the hopes and dreams of the young only to crush these very dreams into smoky dusty hunger filed nightmares. The best thing for the Republican Party is 4 years of OBamonics.
If the Democratic Party hasn’t been hijacked by the Socialist/Communist ultra left then why does it feel that way? Keep up the good work and we’ll see a Republican presiding over the vacancy left by Comrade Kennedy and a Republican will win NY 15th and 16th district…………………. D o n ‘ t h o l d y o u r b r e a t h
In Virginia, we also witnessed a reversal of Asian votes that came out Strongly for Governor-Elect Bob McDonnell.
His campaign should serve as a model for future GOP races. His campaign was well executed, his team did not step on each other and his outreach program backed up by resources was simply amazing.
Poll Results Confirm Influence of Asian American Voters in the 2009 Virginia Gubernatorial Race
Release Date: November 4, 2009
Contact: M. Hanh Trieu
LeagueofNewVoters@gmail.com
Asian Voter Voted Overwhelmingly for Governor-Elect
Robert “Bob” McDonnell
Fairfax County Virginia—The League of New Voters (LNV), which was founded in the Spring of 2009 in response to the needs of new voters who are naturalized U.S. citizens, conducted a month long nonpartisan telephone survey (Oct 1, 2009 to Nov 3, 2009) to assess Asian voters’ outlook on the Virginia gubernatorial and House of Delegate elections.
A survey of 16,293 registered Asian American voters in twelve legislative districts in Northern Virginia, where the Asian population is as high as 21% (LD39) of general population, showed that an average of 58.5% voted for Bob McDonnell the governor-elect. Furthermore, Asian American voter turn out was highest among Chinese and Vietnamese Americans on Election Day 2009, but it may take months before the Board of Elections releases an exact figure. As a point of reference, in Election 2008, Asian Americans voter turnout in Virginia reached a historic high of 61% according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper (07/2009).
Virginia’s Asian American votes made a key difference in this contest and reversed the trend of Election 2008 where Asian Americans voted by a big margin for Obama - according to the Asian American Legal Defense Fund.
Voter education, strategic communications in native Asian languages and dedicated outreach efforts by candidate McDonnell were key factors for earning the Asian votes, and determining the outcome of this race. The League of New Voters applaud Asian voters of Virginia for actively participating in this historic election and we look forward to working with the McDonnell Administration to ensure that Asian Americans interests in Virginia are accurately represented.
We commend the candidates for their efforts. The League of New Voters will continue to be a resource to office seekers so that they can more fully engage the growing Asian American communities in the political process.
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