AEI special report: Delegates at national conventions, 1968-2008
AEI Special Report
Karlyn Bowman, Andrew Rugg | AEI
August 27, 2012

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Who are the convention delegates and how have they changed over time?  A new AEI Special Report looks at the make-up of the delegates to both conventions starting in 1968.  Read more to see how the number of union members,  women, blacks, young people, lawyers, Protestants, Catholics, Jews and other groups at the conventions have changed over time.

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  • Karlyn Bowman compiles and analyzes American public opinion using available polling data on a variety of subjects, including the economy, taxes, the state of workers in America, environment and global warming, attitudes about homosexuality and gay marriage, NAFTA and free trade, the war in Iraq, and women's attitudes. In addition, Ms. Bowman has studied and spoken about the evolution of American politics because of key demographic and geographic changes. She has often lectured on the role of think tanks in the United States and writes a weekly column for Forbes.com.
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