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In reply to the discussion: The DU myth that seniors vote Republican. [View all]cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)22. No shit... there is no homogeneous 65+ vote
And nobody said there was.
But guess what?
Seniors are a Republican demographic.
No contradiction.
Deal with reality. Don't get upset about imaginary slights and non-existent problems.
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I express liberal sentiments, sans the politics, to any seniors I encounter anywhere, they are NOT
patrice
Dec 2012
#4
That is such a load of bull crap it makes me wonder how you can come up with such shit. I'm 66 and
upaloopa
Dec 2012
#10
Seniors are an under-served group in the technological universe. They NEED to be brought into
patrice
Dec 2012
#5
Could you perhaps elucidate for me the exact age group(s) you are talking about?
djean111
Jan 2013
#33
What is the breakdown percentage? Give me your reference so that I may be as enlightened as you.
upaloopa
Jan 2013
#23
Oh. a little more than half, a little less than half. Gosh. I was expecting 80-20.
djean111
Jan 2013
#35
56% is hardly "seniors" it's 56% of those who bothered to vote. Say there are 100 million seniors
upaloopa
Jan 2013
#44
Maybe it will occur to senior-bashers that referring to seniors AS A HOMOGENOUS GROUP
djean111
Jan 2013
#27