Those missing Democratic voters
By Phil Lawler (bio - articles ) | June 28, 2004 2:26 PM
Here's an original and intriguing article from the Opinion Journal.
You've heard the argument that Democrats lose votes because of their support for abortion. Here the argument is made in a new and arresting form.
Demographic data suggest that among American voters between the ages of 18 and 31, the Democrats enjoy a clear voting advantage. But several million potential voters in that age category-- more than enough to swing a national election-- won't turn up on Election Day.
You see, those potential Democratic voters were aborted.
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Posted by: extremeCatholic -
Jun. 29, 2004 10:26 AM ET USA
I hate to dash hopes here, but contraception is an apolitical eliminator of voters and has a much bigger impact than abortion. But the real demographic shift is from non-Hispanic whtes (tending to vote Republican) towards immigrants from all nations who vote for Democrats overwhelmingly.
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Posted by: -
Jun. 29, 2004 8:15 AM ET USA
This may be enough to swing a national election, and I think it did swing Maryland's last gubernatorial election. Maryland now has the first Republican governor since Spiro Agnew left office. And Maryland shows up demographically as a Democratic state. Some think the abortion of children of liberals since 1973 (the election was in 1974) left a hole in the ranks of liberal voters 20 years old and younger.
