"GOP Struggles To Sell Message In Big Cities"

GOP Struggles To Sell Message In Big Cities

by Alan Greenblatt at NPR

http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2014/02/15/275939519/gop-struggles-to-sell-message-in-big-cities?ft=1&f=1001

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Central cities, meanwhile, are attracting people who are likely to vote Democratic.

"There's a self-selection for people that choose to reside at higher density," says Robert Lang, an urban affairs professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "They tend to be younger, more single and have higher college education rates."

It's not just that certain types of people are attracted to denser areas. Once there, they have a greater demand for infrastructure, including public transportation. That makes them more responsive to pro-government positions — and the party that embraces them.

"The more densely packed you are, government has a more obvious role to play," Teixeira says.


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