Whenever media announcements are made of Presidential poll results from the Gallup, Quinnipiac, Rasmussen, the news network companies and others, it is quite certain that these results are predominantly reflective of the opinions of the White American population with little or no consideration given to minority voters. Widespread ignorance throughout the United States continues to identify minority voters with the African American and Latino communities. Many including the news media are oblivious that there are millions of other minority voters who are silently but rapidly growing as an ethnic American population throughout the United States. The Asian community is an example of a group that is expanding in numbers and strength. This population will have a significant impact on the upcoming elections and even more so on other elections thereafter. One should only notice the recent top 10 competitors in the Scripps Spelling Bee to determine the great niche that this population is carving out for themselves in the United States. Another steadily growing population is the English speaking Caribbean community who, similar to the Asian American population, are becoming U.S. citizens and voters in great numbers. While the American media and polls are in la la land about these "other" categorized citizens, these populations continue to be influenced in their voting decisions by information they receive on popular ethnic radio programs. The White dominant pollsters' incorrect predictions on Barack Obama's two presidential bids show that they are out-of-touch with these millions of other well-educated minority voters who are not considered in the White based polls.
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