

They have lives.) The Hollywood celebrity who captured the spirit of the New America was Scarlett Johansson, age 27.Īt the two conventions, we saw the ultimate triumph of the great-values divide that first became visible in California in the 1960s.īack in 1967, political scientist James Q. (The Old America doesn’t have lifestyles. The New America celebrated diversity in age, race, sexual orientation and lifestyles. It was just retreads of the same old policies we’ve been hearing for decades.”

Romney finally had a chance to reveal the secret sauce, he did not offer a single new idea. The New America’s rallying cry at the Democratic National Convention: “Forward, Not Back.” President Barack Obama declared, “When Gov. The Hollywood celebrity who captured the spirit of the Old America was Clint Eastwood, age 82. The Old America looked overwhelmingly white and middle-aged - or older. GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney declared, “You might have asked yourself if these last years are really the America we want, the America won for us by the greatest generation.” The Old America’s rallying cry at the Republican National Convention: “Restore Our Future.” Take us back to the days when America was rich, great and powerful, the undisputed leader of the world.
