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(11,804 posts)Well the two parties throw up candidates and we vote on which white person we want.
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Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)the racial composition (at least of the House) is not too far off the mark. The disproportionate number of males looks like a much more significant issue.
Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)The Hispanic/Latino population comprises 16.4% of the population of whom 8.7% self-reported as "white Hispanic" in the census.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States#Race_and_ethnicity
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)That's not a percentage, that's the number. 7.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)If not, isn't it possible that some may be gay or bisexual but may choose to keep this information private?
Calista241
(5,586 posts)GLBT people are approximately 3% of the population, and just over 1.4% of House of Representatives, and 1% of the Senate.
Mass
(27,315 posts)Less than 20 % of women in the House, 20 % in the Senate.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)An overwhelmingly male chamber debating abortion laws, for example, just seems terribly wrong.
deutsey
(20,166 posts)listening to NPR (back when I used to be a regular listener), and hearing an interview with voters and what was motivating them to vote. The one person I recall was a suburban white woman who was voting for Bush because it was "time to circle the wagons" against the growing diversity in American culture.
I think that attitude has been a big motivating factor for what has happened to America in the ensuing years.
Calista241
(5,586 posts)Is that Tim Scott is one of the TWO black Senators.