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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: Joe NYC who wrote (192241)6/29/2004 5:34:08 AM
From: zonder  Read Replies (2) of 1577024
 
Yes, interesting. It's a shame that it is wrong.

First of all - political affiliation is not a genetically transmissable trait. Even when you look at upbringing, there are various different factors that affect a vote, so it is not possible to scientifically defend the assertion

Second - The data shows no decrease in democrat votes. About thirty years passed since Roe vs Wade. Here is the data on every presidential election since then:

users.metro2000.net

The 1972 election, a year before the legalization of abortion in the US, shows:

1972: Dem. 38%, Rep: 61%

Adding 18 years to 1973, the first generation of this alleged decrease in Democratic-voting population comes to voting age in 1991. What happens in the elections since that date?

1992: Dem. 44.9 mn, Rep: 39.1 mn votes
1996: Dem. 49%, Rep: 41%
2000: Dem: 48.4%, Rep: 47.9% (Ralph Nader: 2.7% - with the votes of "people likely to vote Democratic")
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