Not, Dear Gentle Reader(s), that it matters, but before one takes the Republican National Committee's claim about how much or how well its candidates relate to "Americans," let's look at some specifics as reported on NPR's "All Things Considered." The recording is entitled, "Diversity at GOP, Democratic Conventions Examined."
At the Democratic convention:
44% minorities
24% Black
12% Hispanic
Slightly more women than men
At the Republican convention:
At both conventions the average age was 57.36 total Black delegates; 1.5%, lowest in 40 years,
highest ever 7% in 20045% Hispanic
68% Men
32% women
Now, which party's convention better reflected the demographics of the population at large?
Trust, but verify.
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Thanks for the statistics. So the extreme homogeneity of the crowd was not an illusion. Well, what a relief! I thought they'd simply forced most of the women and persons of color to sit in the back of the room, out of sight of the cameras.
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