The Emerging Democratic MajorityAt the beginning of the 21st century, with the Presidency and the House in Republican hands, political experts Judis and Teixeira convincingly use hard data to forecast the dawn of a new progressive era. |
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... percent . Combined with an unemployment rate of 7.1 percent , it produced a " misery index " of nearly 20 percent . The stagflation fed resentments about race — about high taxes for welfare ( which was assumed to go pri- marily to ...
... percent . Combined with an unemployment rate of 7.1 percent , it produced a " misery index " of nearly 20 percent . The stagflation fed resentments about race — about high taxes for welfare ( which was assumed to go pri- marily to ...
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... percent of the population compared to 11.7 percent for blacks . They now make up 12.5 percent compared to 12.4 percent for blacks and are also at virtual parity in terms of the voting - age population : 11 percent compared to 11.3 percent ...
... percent of the population compared to 11.7 percent for blacks . They now make up 12.5 percent compared to 12.4 percent for blacks and are also at virtual parity in terms of the voting - age population : 11 percent compared to 11.3 percent ...
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... percent ; and college - educated white voters ( which includes many managers and business owners ) backed him 69–20 percent . Over- all , white men in the city supported Gore 67-32 percent and white women 78-10 percent.43 In the past ...
... percent ; and college - educated white voters ( which includes many managers and business owners ) backed him 69–20 percent . Over- all , white men in the city supported Gore 67-32 percent and white women 78-10 percent.43 In the past ...
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The Politics of Postindustrial America | 1 |
Whos in the Emerging | 37 |
The Geography of the New Majority | 69 |
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