End Of WASP-Dominated Politics In America

[darrmad]

For my non-American readers, WASP means White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. From National Public Radio: "Just looking at Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, you might not think of them as cultural pioneers. But the Republicans make up the first presidential ticket in history not to feature a Protestant. Romney is Mormon, Ryan, Catholic. That might not seem like such a big deal — especially when you consider they are running against the first African-American president. But all of these individuals are emblematic of an enormous shift in both American demographics and political power."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolit...nated-politics