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Beto Won Those Under 45 by About 16 and lost those Over 45 by about 18 (Original Post) Stallion Nov 2018 OP
and OMGAWD, I love Beto a kennedy Nov 2018 #1
Similar demographic as Fox News and Rush Limbaugh. greyl Nov 2018 #2
I hope they don't get discouraged... Wounded Bear Nov 2018 #3
We made a mistake--Do Tell Vogon_Glory Nov 2018 #4

greyl

(22,990 posts)
2. Similar demographic as Fox News and Rush Limbaugh.
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 01:15 AM
Nov 2018

Propaganda works, and critical thinking wasn't a standard course in pre-1990s US high schools.

Vogon_Glory

(9,141 posts)
4. We made a mistake--Do Tell
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 01:17 AM
Nov 2018

A lot of the 45 plus crowd still hasn’t figured out that the Republican Party in general and the Texas Republican Party in particular doesn’t represent their interests.

I hope there is a popular Texas populist out there—we could use a 21st Century Ralph Yarborough or Wright Patman.

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