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In reply to the discussion: Youth Vote Gap Suggests Republicans Risk Losing An 'Entire Generation' To Democrats [View all]ProudProgressiveNow
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Youth Vote Gap Suggests Republicans Risk Losing An 'Entire Generation' To Democrats [View all]
Grassy Knoll
Nov 2012
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Democrats marching around in the 60's were among those who put Reagan into office, so
jtuck004
Nov 2012
#4
doubtful. it was the dems in the "silent majority" that went for reagan and they were NOT
msongs
Nov 2012
#5
Oh, come on. We didn't put Reagan into office. And the assumption that just a better (R) campaign
pinto
Nov 2012
#9
Yeah, a whole generation just suddenly appeared on the earth to vote for the idiot.
jtuck004
Nov 2012
#10
"but the real energy in the GOP comes from people who are obviously demented,"
jtuck004
Nov 2012
#51
If they were 20ish in 1960 they were 40ish in 1980,which seems to fit your facts.
jtuck004
Nov 2012
#22
If they were 20ish in 1960 they were 40ish in 1980,which seems to fit your facts.
AlbertCat
Nov 2012
#27
you all talking about my generation.. i was first year of the boomer's 1946
oldhippydude
Nov 2012
#32
My point was in responding to the statement "lost for a generation". People change,
jtuck004
Nov 2012
#44
Don't know how many times I've read that the coming demographic shift will pull the rug from under
FiveGoodMen
Nov 2012
#45