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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYoung voter turnout almost doubled from 2010 to 2012, which massively helped the Democrats...
In 2010, voter turnout among the 18-29 age group was 24%
http://www.civicyouth.org/official-youth-turnout-rate-in-2010-was-24/
In 2012, the voter turnout among the same age group was 45%
http://www.civicyouth.org/quick-facts/youth-voting/
Support for Obama varied greatly by gender and race, among the young voter demographic:
http://www.civicyouth.org/support-for-president-obama-varied-greatly-by-gender-and-race/
98% of young, Black, females voted for Obama
82% of young, Hispanic females voted for Obama
80% of young, Black males voted for Obama
54% of young, White males voted for Romney
More generally:
56% of Seniors voted for Romney
59% of White voters voted for Romney.
http://www.statisticbrain.com/2012-presidential-voter-support-by-demographic/
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(13,986 posts)MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)Or Democrats who give young voters a reason to vote for them
FSogol
(45,484 posts)All the rat fucking in the world won't change the gawd awful GOP candidates.
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)Fabulous.
FSogol
(45,484 posts)FSogol
(45,484 posts)onehandle
(51,122 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)Or we could advance some liberal/progressive positions and motivate young people to the polls. That is, if our leaders really want to win.
GoCubsGo
(32,083 posts)The president is signing an executive order to greatly ease their student loan burdens. Hopefully, this will spur them enough to go out and thank him by helping elect a Congress and Senate that will work with him.
ancianita
(36,055 posts)Tarheel_Dem
(31,234 posts)The white liberal intelligencia? Not so much. I hate to think what I'm thinking, but it's something I heard Rush Limbaugh say a long time ago about white liberals, and I'm seeing it firsthand these days.
JustAnotherGen
(31,823 posts)Ya know? The destroyers of all that is good in America! !
Ahhh - but someone will be along any moment now and say it's not fair - we are discriminating against so and so by pointing out just how loyal black women are to the Democratic Party. Until someone comes along and gives those young women a better newer shinier deal . . .
Ross Perot almost gave me that in 1992 then my mom brought me back from the brink of insanity!
Tarheel_Dem
(31,234 posts)commendations that young white folks do. As if it's not a real party unless it's "white folk" approved.
JustAnotherGen
(31,823 posts)Lots of hides for truth telling lately. Though I'm always glad to see you around!