POLITICS

Numerically Speaking: Commentary About the Election

By Next America Staff

November 7, 2012 | 4:28 p.m.

President Barack Obama basks in the limelight and relishes the thought of four more years. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

A roundup of opinion and perspective about where Romney went wrong — and how Obama got it (mostly) right.

Uno: The single word the victor should say.

2 Keys: The dual strategy black America wants from Obama II.

1 in 10: The Latino count that does not augur well for his second term.

50%: Bill O’Reilly says half of a certain demographic “want stuff.”

57:  Much Hispanic power is centralized in four states (so far).

300 million: Obama says, “Democracy in a nation of 300 million can be noisy and messy and complicated. We have our own opinions. Each of us has deeply held beliefs. … ”

7 Points of Skepticism: Megan McArdle on ethnic coalitions and more.

1000s of points: Where America became more red, and blue.

$250K: The number at the core of four more years.

71% vs. 58%: How the Latino numbers favored Obama and the white ones didn’t do enough for Romney.

2 Sets of 5: Which constituencies won and lost on Election Day.

7: Most racist moments of Campaign 2012.

4 Suggestions: Embracing diversity is an easy ask, when it comes to requesting the president to set priorities for America’s future.

3: Lessons for the GOP, topped by courting Latinos more wisely.

Get the latest news and analysis delivered to your inbox. Sign up for National Journal's morning alert, Wake-Up Call, and afternoon newsletter, The Edge. Subscribe here.


Read & Post Comments
Leave A Comment
The National Journal Group has the right (but not the obligation) to monitor the comments and to remove any materials it deems inappropriate.
Comments powered by Disqus
@TheNextAmerica
twitterLogo
What is Next America?
Virtually every issue the United States contends with promises to be affected by deep currents of change illuminated by demographic shifts. With The Next America, National Journal unveils an unprecedented effort to explore the significant political, economic and social impact of profound racial and cultural changes.

The initiative includes polls, national and local events with thought leaders, magazine supplements and launch of a full website May 1.


The Story That Started It All

In 2010, Ronald Brownstein wrote The Gray and the Brown: A Generational Mismatch about America’s shift to an older, more ethnically diverse population and how these changes affect us as a nation.