Balz: Bad News Is Polarization Not Going Anywhere | National Catholic Reporter

Balz: Bad News Is Polarization Not Going Anywhere | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: We have always been polarized about race and the Obama presidency excites that nerve. One hopes that different people becoming older will allow for some peace on this issue, as those who cling to the view that Obama is too young and too black to serve quietly leave the ranks of active voters by dying out. The reason that GOP presidential primary voting numbers have fallen off since 2008 is because a significant percentage died. They will continue to do so, with anchor babies and multi-ethnic suburbanites buying into the property left behind - which in some cases may change the dynamic of entire congressional districts.