How not to compete for the youth vote

[ProSense]

How not to compete for the youth vote

By Steve Benen

A couple of weeks ago, Mitt Romney said something unexpected about American higher education: families worried about affording college tuition should expect no help from a Romney administration...My first reaction to this was, "Romney just lost the youth vote." Apparently, Romney doesn't see it that way.

For those who can't watch clips on line, Romney said in Chicago yesterday, "I don't see how a young American can vote for, well, can vote for a Democrat." He added that his party is "consumed with the idea" with debt reduction, which will help alleviate burdens on young people.

Even for Romney, this is deeply strange.

For one thing, Romney wants to eliminate the entirety of the Affordable Care Act, which will immediately take health care coverage away from millions of young people aged 18 to 25, who can remain on their family plans thanks to the reform law. It's quite a message Romney is pitching to these young folks: Vote for me and I promise to take away your health insurance.

For another, Romney also wants to scrap college aid for millions of younger Americans. For this constituency, it's one of the single biggest issues on the policy landscape, and the former governor's message to them is, "Tough luck."

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http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/20/10775061-how-not-to-compete-for-the-youth-vote

Edited to add:

Romney’s Tax Plan Gives Millionaires A $150K Tax Cut, Raises Taxes On Low-Income Families
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002128544

[msongs]

1. LDS "family values" only apply to true believers nt

[Politicalboi]

2. I hope Mr.Fecal Matter

Beats him tonight.

[ProSense]

3. Not likely

but he deserves to lose.