The Aging U.S. Population

Rick Perlstein writes about why Republicans might not become a "permanent minority," for The Nation. His solution, co-opt upwardly mobile Hispanics. That's not bad, for starters.

A major demographic issue he leaves out: the aging of our population. You'll recollect a quote I've mentioned several times here at COTTonLINE, including this from last April:

The quote correctly attributed to French Premier Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929), but often attributed to Sir Winston Churchill: "Not to be a socialist at twenty is proof of want of heart; to be one at thirty is proof of want of head."

My point: (a) our electorate is aging, and (b) conservatism naturally accompanies aging for most people. That factor alone would seem to suggest an eventual Republican majority.