Demography as the Future -- 2

The other day I wrote about the plethora of article in the liberal media discussing how shifts in the demographic makeup of the electorate would allow president Obama to be re-elected. It is the new line of reasoning among progressives desperate to see Obama win as to just how he can do that with his approval ratings in the toilet. Today, the story line made it to the Washington Post in an article by Dan Balz. Even Balz did not just join the chorus, however. After two pages of nonsense about various groups of voters and how they voted last time, Balz finally comes to the point. He asks if demographics will allow Obama to overcome the dissatisfation with his presidency. That, of course, is the big question and it provides its own answer. If the country is still dissatisfied with Obama and his presidency in November of 2012, Obama is going to lose, even if the majority of voters fall within groups that supported the president last time. If the present trends continue, at some point in the future even the liberal press will have to recognize this reality.