Table of Contents
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 11
Introduction 14
Chapter 1 What Factors Affect Democratic Electoral Chances?
Chapter Preface 18
1 Red, Redder, Reddest, Blue! Changing Demographics Could Make Mississippi, Texas the Republican Party's Worst Nightmare R.L. Nave 20
2 Changing Demographics Will Not Necessarily Benefit Democrats Jamelle Bouie 28
3 Boehner's Immigration Bill Halt Will Hurt GOP for Decades Rachel Kleinfeld 36
4 Democrats May Benefit If the GOP Passes Immigration Reform Sahil Kapur 40
5 Voter ID Laws Could Disenfranchise 1 Million Young Minority Voters: Study Trymaine Lee 45
6 Ladies' Choice: Voter ID Laws Might Suppress the Votes of Women. Republican Women. Dahlia Lithwick 52
7 In the House, a Deck Stacked for Republicans Dana Milbank 58
8 How the Voting Rights Act Hurts Democrats and Minorities Steven Hill 63
9 The Democrats Can Still Win the House Harry J. Enten 72
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 77
Chapter 2 How Does the Democratic Party Relate to Important Voting Groups?: Chapter Preface 79
1 Labor Unions Should Abandon the Democratic Party Because of Its Right-Wing Policies Shatnus Cooke 81
2 Labor Unions Should Abandon the Democratic Party Because of Its Left-Wing Policies Chad Stafko 89
3 Minorities Vote for Democrats Because They Do Better with Democratic Policies Zoltan Hajnal Jeremy D. Horowitz 94
4 An Inconvenient Truth: Neither Party Is Serious About Diversity Ron Christie 99
5 Women More Likely to Be Democrats, Regardless of Age Frank Newport 106
6 Democrats Are Struggling with Women Voters Alex Roarty 112
7 Why the Democrats Still Need Working-Class White Voters Andrew Levison Ruy Teixeira 116
8 Setting the Record Straight About the White Working Class Henry Olsen 126
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 137
Chapter 3 What Are Controversial Domestic Issues Within the Democratic Party?: Chapter Preface 139
1 Get Ready for Gun Control as a Wedge Issue in 2016 Nate Cohn 141
2 Democrats Hurt Their Party by Pushing for Gun Control Hal Herring 146
3 Economic Populism Is a Dead End for Democrats Jon Cowan Jim Kessler 154
4 Third Way Warns Democrats That Running on Popular Economic Positions Would Be 'Disastrous' Jason Linkins 158
5 The NSA Spies and Democrats Look Away Julian Zelizer 167
6 Support for Domestic Spying Is Not Along Partisan Lines Glenn Greenwald 172
7 Democrats Should Work for Deficit Reduction Iwan Morgan 183
8 Democrats Should Not Focus on Deficits Jonathan Chait 189
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 195
Chapter 4 What Are Controversial Foreign Policy Issues Within the Democratic Party?: Chapter Preface 197
1 Falling Democratic Support for Israel Is Worrisome and Dangerous Gil Troy 199
2 Falling Support for Israel Will Lead to More Just Policies Justin Raimondo 204
3 Congressional Democrats Rightfully Support Iran Sanctions Michael Barone 213
4 New Iran Sanctions? Not Now Greg Thielmann 218
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 222
For Further Discussion 223
Organizations to Contact 225
Bibliography of Books 230
Index 234
