<div dir="ltr"><div><div>I think the common conclusion drawn from this chart is that Republicans typically are Republicans because of tradition. In other words, if you're a Republican, you don't change your mind about that - ever. The Democrats, by contrast, have changed a lot. This should say a lot to those people who think they're going to "win over" Republicans because the Libertarian views are "so much more sensible".<br><br></div>My guess is that the LP graph looks pretty similar to the Republican graph, unfortunately. ...quite possibly even worse from my own observations in local events. And that doesn't even touch on male vs. female tendencies. :(<br><br></div><div>Provided my speculation is even a little correct, I would say the real question is whether or not the LP wants to change that; does it want to be more inclusive?. If not then we needn't discuss it. If yes, then we should probably examine why we have such little diversity.<br></div><div><br></div>-Kevin Ludlow<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 3:47 PM, Scott L. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:scott73@earthlink.net" target="_blank">scott73@earthlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="black" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">I am not sure what to
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="black" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">I am not surprised by
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