Politics and Social
Democratic Win = Demographic Win?
After every Win, the focus comes to the celebrations. But for Mr.Obama is it really a time of celebrations? Political analysts are already terming this victory as “A Problem in American Politics”.
In the next four years of his presidency, Barack Obama will expand on the efforts of his first term in office. But he wouldn’t have had the opportunity to do so without a broad national base of support. In terms of the immediate results of the election, political science professor Darren Davis said Obama’s maintenance of his 2008 electorate contributed to his reelection.
Visibly the remnants of Obama’s electoral coalition from 2008, was reduced but there were still those signs of an intact coalition that got him elected. This victory definitely has a partisan cleavage, in which Democrats have the advantage because their demography is the emerging national demography. First-time voters, including many young people and immigrants, favored the president by large margins, while older voters leaned to Republican Mitt Romney.
Obama won an estimated 66 percent of the Hispanic vote, at a time when the Latino population is growing rapidly in states such as Florida, one of eight or so politically divided states that were crucial in the presidential race. Other estimates put Obama’s share of the Hispanic vote above 70 percent. Data has shown for years that the United States is poised to become a “majority minority” nation – with whites a minority of the country – over the next several decades.
About 80 percent of blacks, Latinos and other nonwhite voters cast their ballots for Obama on Tuesday compared with less than 17 percent for Romney. Obama also won about 63 percent of total voters age 18 to 34.
Overall, Romney won nearly 57 percent of the white vote compared with 41 percent for Obama, the polling data showed. The vast majority of votes cast for Romney came from white voters.
U.S. data released earlier this year showed the number of ethnic minority births topping 50 percent of the nation’s total births for the first time. More than 70 percent voted for Obama compared with about 28 percent for Romney.
It will be years before those newest Americans will be old enough to vote, but the demographic shift is clear. Most analysts project whites to be the racial U.S. minority sometime between 2040 and 2050.
Tuesday’s outcome poses big questions for Republicans as they seek new national leaders and prepare for the next congressional election in 2014 and beyond. This stunning defeat alarmed Republicans who fear extinction unless the party can figure out how to temper the kind of hardline immigration rhetoric that Romney delivered during his Republican primary bid.
Congratulations, Mr.President!!!
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RIP: Yash Chopra
It was a relaxing Sunday. After a heavy afternoon, politics on multiple news channels are my regular appetizers for Sunday evenings. But, yesterday was different, and as usual not expected. The Headline read: “Yash Chopra Passed away.”
If I remember correctly, the first Hindi movie that I watched was “Chandni”. Then, over the years, got accustomed to hits of yester years, like “Kabhi Kabhi”, “Deewar”, “Trishul” and many many more. “Aye mere Zohrazabeen” was a regular on All India Radio.
Yash Chopra movies had a very different element to it. They all borne the same charisma and glamour. Extra ordinary romance was the basic element to maximum movies under his banner. Many would agree to my saying that he was the Wordsworth of Indian Cinema. He portrayed that romance has no boundary, in any corner of the world, be it Swithzerland or Kashmir, be it a patriotic sportsman’s love for his nation [ChakDeIndia] or a Young Surdar’s love towards hard work [Rocket Singh] or a teacher’s love towards freedom of thoughts [Mohabbatein].
I still remember, India was recovering from the wounds of Kargil massacre when Yash Raj banner gave “VeerZaara”, an extra ordinary love saga of cross-border romance. Every movie, every character had an appeal. Never ever after watching a Yash Raj movie, could I have ever thought – what could have been ever better!!!
Where was the magic? Was it the story-telling? or the Melody in the characters? or was it just the magic itself whose secret ingredient was presented again and again as a never depreciating asset to Indian cinema under the name of Yash Raj banner.
Indian Cinema will always miss the Luminary Legend: Yash Chopra.
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