Their day is coming

I thought about something when I was at the gym today. There was a poll on CNN breaking down how different minorities vote. In this election, only 3% of African Americans plan to vote for McCain. Granted, the other candidate is black so that may not seem surprising. However in the last election only 11% of blacks voted for Bush. When it comes to Hispanics, something like less than 15% plan to vote for McCain. (I was on the stairmaster and the time and I can't find the poll or exact numbers so bear with me.) 52% of whites plan to vote for McCain, and I believe it was a similar number who voted for Bush in the last election.

So does this mean, giving the shifting demographics of this country that all I have to do to see more democrats in office is just wait for whites to become the minority? According to the US Census Bureau, by 2042 whites will no longer be the majority. I don't know whether this makes me optimistic or uninspired. On one hand, it seems that the type of change that I want to see will probably come on its own. On the other hand, it seems like my participation in this change is not even necessary. I don't know what to do with this information.