Many People Would Love To Live In Culturally And Ethnically Diverse Communities

By Kleinheider Posted on December 3, 2008 at 8:48 am

But somehow don’t end up doing so:

According to the study about six-in-10 Americans say they like the idea of living in politically, racially, religiously or economically mixed communities, while about a quarter take the opposite view: They would rather live in communities made up mostly of people like themselves. The rest say they have no strong opinion on the issue .

This preference for diverse communities is greater among Democrats, liberals, college graduates, blacks, and secular Americans than it is among the population as a whole. But virtually all major groups, at least to some degree, choose diversity over homogeneity when asked where they would like to live.

Despite these pro-diversity attitudes, however, American communities appear to have grown more politically and economically homogenous in recent decades, according to analyses of election returns and U.S. Census data.

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Pelosi Gets You White Working-Class Ethnic Catholics In Ohio?

By Kleinheider Posted on May 22, 2008 at 1:02 pm

That’s what Tim Chavez seems to be saying and he doesn’t appear to be joking:

Obama is going to need a lot of help from a running mate in the general election. All the males being cited only help in one state and with one constituency. Pelosi appeals to Catholics, of which she is one, and that will make a difference in Pennsylvania and Ohio. And, of course, she is a woman. And they do most of the voting in every state in this country.

Pelosi can be more powerful as VP, particularly with foreign policy as her trips to Syria, Iraq and Tibet already have shown. She can also most effectively steer Obama’s legislative agenda through the Congress as Senate president with a vote on ties and with her long-time contacts in the House. I’m sure she is owed a lot of favors.

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