Dynamics
of American Society
During
the election there were many different ways to try and gain peoples votes or to
gain trust. We as a society used to only
think one way. During the election you
could see what politicians were trying to do and who they were trying to reach
out to; or in a since where could the most votes come from?
In this article that
was posted in the New York Times it brings up the question who had the most “pull”
in this election? Has society changed,
how and in what ways? This article does
a great job of explaining how the minorities that were never really looked at
to have the most votes actually had the most pull in this election and made all
the difference. The article reports; “The demographic changes in the American
electorate have come with striking speed and have left many Republicans, who
have not won as many electoral votes as Mr. Obama did on Tuesday in 24 years,
concerned about their future. The Republicans’ Southern strategy, of appealing
mostly to white voters, appears to have run into a demographic wall.” President Obama had a total of 25% of white men, his focus on minorities made the difference. The old way was to only try to appeal to the
rich white man. During the election
President Obama looked to the minorities for support he looked at the single
women in society that have a voice and that want to be able to tell their
opinions when in the “olden days” women were in a since seen and not heard but the
President knew they were ready to have their voice heard. He also looked to the Hispanics and the younger
adults throughout society. The article states; “this year, Mr. Obama managed to
win a second term despite winning only 39 percent of white voters and 44
percent of voters older than 65, according to exit polls not yet finalized
conducted by Edison Research. White men made up only about one-quarter of Mr.
Obama’s voters. In the House of Representatives next year, for the first time,
white men will make up less than half of the Democratic caucus.”
The republicans as well
as the democrats had a long fight, but President Obama had the right idea by
looking at the minorities of society.
The Republicans only looked to the older white voters for their votes. For me this provides a lot of insight into how
society is changing and adapting. I have
always been the girl that wants to get an education and to make a name for
myself and if I have a man at my side that’s great but if not I will survive
either way. I know that is not the
typical view of most women but it is comforting to know that the view is
changing. I think that is a great realization that the Hispanics as well as Asian
Americans have stood up and are getting their opinions heard. All of the media that was used in this last
election was directed towards the minority and how they could help make a
change and how they are the new way of society.
It is great to know and see that America is evolving to a new and more acceptable
part of society and culture.
This last election really
showed me how the melting pot of society has adapted; the melting pot is no longer
as pertinent as it once was. The idea of
society has changed into a great salad bowl, a mixture of different cultures
races and most importantly views and opinions.
You no longer need to be the quiet one in the corner you can step up and
step out and be heard. The minorities
can now stand up and be heard. What a
wonderful time it is to be heard and be a change.
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