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  • The majority of the undecided voters in the survey were non-Cuban Hispanics, which should raise a red flag in the Romney campaign given that demographic's past tendency of voting for Democrats.

    Giancarlo Sopo: Last Night's Winner? President Obama Giancarlo Sopo 2012

  • In the past decade, the demographic's spending on laundry, household-cleaning supplies and personal-care products grew nearly three times faster than non-Hispanics' outlays, according to market-research firm Packaged Facts.

    Hola: P&G Seeks Latino Shoppers Ellen Byron 2011

  • The majority of the undecided voters in the survey were non-Cuban Hispanics, which should raise a red flag in the Romney campaign given that demographic's past tendency of voting for Democrats.

    Giancarlo Sopo: Last Night's Winner? President Obama Giancarlo Sopo 2012

  • Using their demographic's genetic predisposition to trust authority, they disguise their agit-prop as old-fashioned Huntley-Brinkley newscasts, throw in some archetypal American-looking leggy women to echo the sentiments of the patriarchal anchormen/fathers and their aforementioned racist, xenophobic messages are disseminated widely and effortlessly.

    Steven Weber: Bill O'Reilly: Culture Terrorist 2009

  • His response (referring to my demographic's support of Obama - I'm 34) led me to believe that this guy had Easley's ear, and that there wasn't any hope of an Obama endorsement.

    North Carolina Governor To Endorse Hillary 2009

  • Given the Hispanic demographic's tendency to go Democrat in huge numbers in every recent major election with the exception of 2004, it's not hard to see that the three Johns -- McCain, Kyl (in his case, Jon) and Ensign -- can ill-afford to block the Sotomayor nomination.

    Dan Sweeney: Sotomayor: Political Confidence or Political Savvy? 2009

  • I think anytime you take away any demographic's rights, that group is going to feel pretty eff'n awful, and betrayed.

    Christians Aren't Going Away and Neither Are Gays stillidealistic 2008

  • The plot is fast-paced and surprising enough to keep us wanting to find out what happens, the characters are familiar enough middle-class urban American heterosexual teens to be appealing to the book's target demographic, and Doctorow writes Marcus's voice in an inoffensive approximation of that demographic's argot.

    Archive 2008-05-01 2008

  • The plot is fast-paced and surprising enough to keep us wanting to find out what happens, the characters are familiar enough middle-class urban American heterosexual teens to be appealing to the book's target demographic, and Doctorow writes Marcus's voice in an inoffensive approximation of that demographic's argot.

    Little Brother 2008

  • Most importantly, it became a test of the relationship between black voters and a Democratic party which for decades could rely on this demographic's loyalty beyond all others, despite the spotty record of actual results.

    Baratunde Thurston: This Primary Campaign Has Brought Out The Best And Worst In Me 2008

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