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29. It's not a good idea for any politician to count on a youth vote. It's difficult to judge cycle-to-

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Thu Dec 29, 2011, 11:07 AM

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cycle what young people will do.

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One thing I've learned about politics is that the youth vote is really naive [View all] boston bean Dec 2011 OP

And which age group is represented the most at Occupy protests? Zalatix Dec 2011 #1

I saw many different ages, but the Paul supporters were younger. nt boston bean Dec 2011 #2

reminds me of the LaRouchies as well Enrique Dec 2011 #3

I've often wondered if they are on in the same. boston bean Dec 2011 #4

I've seen the same thing RockaFowler Dec 2011 #16

Same here. Paul is filling the void left by LaRouches' 3 decades of not getting any attention. FSogol Dec 2011 #22

Most of the youth vote went to Obama n 2008.. Upton Dec 2011 #5

"Stupid"? Surely there is a less insulting and demeaning adjective in your vocabulary. geckosfeet Dec 2011 #6

I guess there is just something missing. boston bean Dec 2011 #8

I would say most youthful voters are.... Scuba Dec 2011 #7

Sort of ridiculous for them to will latch on to Paul though, no? boston bean Dec 2011 #11

He's got a couple thousand fanatics, not the millions that Barack inspired to vote.... Scuba Dec 2011 #12

Well hopefully it only goes as deep as the iowa caucuses. boston bean Dec 2011 #15

If they're opposed to warmongering and the war on drugs.. Upton Dec 2011 #14

That's why they stay home. No one represents them. n/t Scuba Dec 2011 #17

the message of these ron paul supporters was to end the FED. boston bean Dec 2011 #25

Insulting us young voters, how progressive~ Odin2005 Dec 2011 #9

He's insulting young voters who plan B Calm Dec 2011 #10

no he stereotyped the youth vote as really naive. Warren Stupidity Dec 2011 #28

Some people are just looking for a fight. . B Calm Dec 2011 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author Bunny Dec 2011 #13

I changed it for you ok? boston bean Dec 2011 #18

Right Tsiyu Dec 2011 #19

I saw a bunch of larouchies at a town hall I went to boston bean Dec 2011 #21

What does any of that have to do with youth being "naive" Tsiyu Dec 2011 #23

i was pointing out that not all the tea baggers were old boston bean Dec 2011 #24

Absolutely, the young voters fell for "hope and change" in 2008 like a ton of rocks.. Fumesucker Dec 2011 #20

The problem was, "Yes We Can.." turned into "Yes You Can." Too Kahuna Dec 2011 #27

If Obama had done his job for the 99% rather than the 1% OWS would not exist today.. Fumesucker Dec 2011 #30

The president did what he had to do to prevent a depression. If Kahuna Dec 2011 #32

The 1% holding the majority of the wealth is a big part of the problem.. Fumesucker Dec 2011 #48

Should he have let the big banks fail? That would have certainly led to Kahuna Dec 2011 #49

You might want to check out voting demographics by age cohort Warren Stupidity Dec 2011 #26

yeah! I know! boston bean Dec 2011 #33

It's not a good idea for any politician to count on a youth vote. It's difficult to judge cycle-to- Brickbat Dec 2011 #29

What youth generally votes for: ieoeja Dec 2011 #31

I see.. 99Forever Dec 2011 #34

fuck that. most are idealistic, not naive. and most are idealistic because they believed the hope piratefish08 Dec 2011 #35

I had an interesting conversation with a friend of my gf's son... Javaman Dec 2011 #36

kids may be ignorant (ill-informed) but they are not stupid SixthSense Dec 2011 #42

You make a strikingly good point... Javaman Dec 2011 #43

it's not just a small rub! SixthSense Dec 2011 #44

Do you think our party leaders know this?.... Little Star Dec 2011 #45

I don't know what they know SixthSense Dec 2011 #46

Every year in my town xmas74 Dec 2011 #37

R#3 & K for, 'twas always so. With *some* of them, the faddists, the too-smart-for-themselves UTUSN Dec 2011 #38

Long Presidential cycles mean that 'the youth block' is temporary, one cylcle only... Bluenorthwest Dec 2011 #39

it takes experience to lose the naivete SixthSense Dec 2011 #40

I don't care. I'm still voting McGovern. Burgman Dec 2011 #41