Article: Bush's strength is with white men

Bush's strength is with white men

Huge electoral gap has keyed GOP presidential wins

By RONALD BROWNSTEIN Los Angeles Times

Sunday, January 4, 2004

Washington -- President Bush's overwhelming strength among white men looms as a central obstacle between Democrats and the White House as the 2004 contest approaches.

In an election season heavily shaped by terrorism and national security, several recent polls suggest Bush could dominate white male voters as thoroughly as Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush did during their three successive presidential victories in the 1980s.

"Clearly, it is where the Democrats are going to have their biggest difficulty," said Ruy Teixeira, a public opinion ...

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