During the 2012 election the democrats are the ones with the higher voting numbers, and more than often it’s a Democrat that gets elected.
Most of the votes rely on demographics however, particularly the voters of diverse race and ethnicities. The white vote isn’t weak but nonetheless the Hispanic vote is often the stronger one, especially during the 2004 election although the white vote was significantly stronger in the 2012 election and still serves as something of a threat as most whites vote Republican. Hispanics, however, have the largest population that only increases within every year and the most voters are Hispanic, so winning them over would increase chances of winning.
The other minority populations are also growing though, constantly and the Latino, Black and Asian population have all increased significantly between 2012 and 2016, while the white population has actually dropped …show more content…
I chose Tom Kaine because he’s had a lot of political experience and a strong political history, since he’s been the lieutenant governor of Virginia as well as then becoming the governor of Virginia before he moved into the U.S Senate. He also has some rather strong democratic credentials despite being in a mostly red state, but he is widely favored and even beloved in Virginia. Having him with her as a running mate will definitely benefit her since Virginia is one of the most important states with electoral votes that she’s going to need to win.
Julian Castro
Julian Castro is a running mate I’m familiar with, but I chose him because he had the Latino’s on his side and the Latino vote might be what Hillary needs since they have the Democratic vote as Latinos were the ones who supported Obama’s re-election by a 75% margin. Plus Hispanics were noted to have greatly supported Clinton over Obama in 2008. Also Castro is well-known and being on Hillary’s side would put her in a fairly strong team as many Latino voters would give them their
Most of the votes rely on demographics however, particularly the voters of diverse race and ethnicities. The white vote isn’t weak but nonetheless the Hispanic vote is often the stronger one, especially during the 2004 election although the white vote was significantly stronger in the 2012 election and still serves as something of a threat as most whites vote Republican. Hispanics, however, have the largest population that only increases within every year and the most voters are Hispanic, so winning them over would increase chances of winning.
The other minority populations are also growing though, constantly and the Latino, Black and Asian population have all increased significantly between 2012 and 2016, while the white population has actually dropped …show more content…
I chose Tom Kaine because he’s had a lot of political experience and a strong political history, since he’s been the lieutenant governor of Virginia as well as then becoming the governor of Virginia before he moved into the U.S Senate. He also has some rather strong democratic credentials despite being in a mostly red state, but he is widely favored and even beloved in Virginia. Having him with her as a running mate will definitely benefit her since Virginia is one of the most important states with electoral votes that she’s going to need to win.
Julian Castro
Julian Castro is a running mate I’m familiar with, but I chose him because he had the Latino’s on his side and the Latino vote might be what Hillary needs since they have the Democratic vote as Latinos were the ones who supported Obama’s re-election by a 75% margin. Plus Hispanics were noted to have greatly supported Clinton over Obama in 2008. Also Castro is well-known and being on Hillary’s side would put her in a fairly strong team as many Latino voters would give them their