Young voters/minorities increased turnout from 2008...

[soulflower]

...meanwhile, the percentage of white voters decreased. Republican strategists wrongly assumed that 2008 was an aberration and that the electorate would not be more diverse and progressive in 2012:

• We thought young voters would not turn out at the same level as 2008. They did. In fact, they represented 19% of the electorate per exit polls-as high, if not higher, than four years ago.

• We said that Democrats would not be +6 over Republicans and if they were, Obama would win. Well, they did and he did. Again, exit polls say Democrats were +6. Romney needed the proportion of Republicans and Democrats to be even to win.

• We thought minority turnout would be lower than 2008. It was not. In several important precincts in key states, minorities voted in numbers equal to-and in some cases better than-four years ago.

• We thought Romney would win Independents by double digits. He won them, but by just five points.

• We thought Romney would have a huge gender advantage among men; it was only seven points. Meanwhile, the President won women by 11 points.

• We thought Romney would dominate on being "better able to handle the economy." He only beat the President on this issue by a few points. Not enough.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-...23.html?hp=l14

[ODENTON]

So prelim numbers,
President Obama received:

60% of youth vote
50% "" Catholic vote
93% "" African American vote
71% "" Hispanic vote
73% "" Asian vote
55% "" Women Vote
45% "" Men vote

[Sprightly]

So prelim numbers,
President Obama received:

60% of youth vote
50% "" Catholic vote
93% "" African American vote
71% "" Hispanic vote
73% "" Asian vote
55% "" Women Vote
45% "" Men vote

If that is true:

He lost 6% of the "Black" vote, 5% of the Male vote, 15% of the Hispanic vote and 3% of the Catholic vote. Just not enough to lose the election.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/154559/us...on-center.aspx

[cprenegade]

The day of reckoning will come in 2016. If those percentages continue after 8 years of a democrat in the White House, and no minority running for the dems, then republicans have some real problems.