What happened to the Republic Party? Click to watch Fox News coverage: 2012 Election

1. What happened to the Republic Party? Click to watch Fox News coverage: 2012 Election

2. Election 2012: What happened to the Republican Party? • Who (which groups) voted for Romney? • Who (which groups) voted for Obama? • Ultimately, why did the Republican Party lose the 2012 presidential election?

4. What does this sentence mean? Sketch graphs that depict: 1.) “smaller margin than four years ago” 2.) “made up about as large of share of electorate as they did in 2008”

5. “Smaller Margin than 4 Years Ago” Means that the percentage of 18-29 year olds that voted in 2012 was a little less than the percentage that voted in 2008.

6. “Made up about as large of share of electorate as they did in 2008” Means that the percentage of youth voters (18-29 years old) of total voters was about the same in 2008 and 2012.

7. What does this sentence mean? Sketch a graph that depicts: “nonwhite voters made up 28% of all voters, up from 26% in 2008”

8. “Nonwhite voters made up 28% of all voters, up from 26% in 2008” Means that the number of minority voters has increased in our country.

10. What does this sentence mean? Sketch a graph that depicts: “Romney managed to better McCain’s showing among whites by four percentage points”

11. 2012 ELECTION ROMNEY White non-Hispanic 89% Then a little math… Nonwhite 100-89 = 11%

12. 2012 ELECTION ROMNEY White non-Hispanic 89% Then a little math… Nonwhite 100-89 = 11% 2008 ELECTION MCCAIN White non-Hispanic 89 – 4 = 85% Then a little math… Nonwhite 100-84 = 15%