Buchanan: GOP A "Heavily White Party"

Pat Buchanan acknowledged to MSNBC anchor Tamron Hall on Tuesday that his party is facing a severe "demographic problem" in the years to come -- specifically, the GOP is on its way to becoming an all-white party.

"There's a real demographic problem with the Republican Party," Buchanan said. "It is a heavily white party, quite frankly. And as a share of the electorate, that is diminishing and Hispanics are growing very rapidly, Asians are growing rapidly, and by two-thirds they tend to vote Democratic."

Buchanan told Hall that the party is losing young people as well.

"Young people increasingly are more liberal and more socially moderate, and they move away from the Republican Party," he said. "These things are undeniable, the Republican party ... is in tough shape."

But Buchanan said the party shouldn't be written off just yet, and said Republicans have made impressive comebacks from deep deficits before.

I went though the Goldwater disaster, when we were down to 140 House seats and we were dead forever, and I came with Nixon in '66 and we won 47 House seats and we won 5 out of the next 6 presidential elections. I don't think that's necessarily in the cards, but I think it'd be foolish at this point when Obama is at his peak, really, to write off the Republican party for 2010.

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Comments

[JustTheTip]

2 Republicans 1 cup.

[ZimboChick]

ewwww but true

[elmerfude]

I wonder when he got his first clue that the party is white? Probably about the same time he figured that Nagasaki and Hiroshima justify torture.

[Badger84]

Yes, Pat. You're very observant. How and why do you think that came about?

[DavidBlackburn]

He didn't say he wasn't proud of the Republican party.

[Badfickle]

Why is this even a story?

[WestCoastWoman]

No sh*t Pat! WOW, you are just now noticing this?

[henrypapillon]

Oh, really Pat. How observant. You are probably the only guy who noticed this.

[SouthPrairie]

Wow. Talking about stating the obvious. The G--OLD--P is also quite tone deaf.

[Thefamilyvan]

The GOP is white and southern. What a way to lose elections!

[indy girl]

You forgot "generally undereducated"...at least the ones in this red state. If they are HS graduates it's a surprise.

[ThermoChemist]

Hmm. Since we're being honest...

Let's also admit that the recent "Tea Parties" were "Heavily WHITE Parties"...!!!

[ZimboChick]

hear hear

[paulalex]

They really are in bad shape if the so-called young guns I've seen to date are expected to save the party.

[Mildmannered]

not only white, but also Southern and old

[indy girl]

Old, cranky Southern Christians......yeah, that sounds like a rockin' party.

[20090120]

"the GOP is on its way to becoming an all-white party." On its way, Pat? Haven't you heard that GOP has already been replaced with the AWP.

[Bariis]

"...specifically, the GOP is on its way to becoming an all-white party."
Including its voters (we hope). All the more power to the Dems.

[PhilipTaylor]

And even those demographics are looking weak as young people leave!