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4. Democrats marching around in the 60's were among those who put Reagan into office, so

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 10:31 PM

Nov 2012

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I wouldn't make any bets on that.

With a half-ass decent candidate and a little less effort into making people dislike them, the next election may not be that easy, especially if things keep going along as they are.

I was reading that the tbaggers have started putting our their stuff in Spanish, and several of the right-wing-terrorist orgs have talked about changes that would make them more popular, so they aren't just a static target.

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Youth Vote Gap Suggests Republicans Risk Losing An 'Entire Generation' To Democrats [View all] Grassy Knoll Nov 2012 OP

Amazing. You'd think the Youths would be all over Bill O'Reilly and Meatloaf. valerief Nov 2012 #1

Don't forget Ted Nugent Hugabear Nov 2012 #3

Oh, but I try. I truly try. nt valerief Nov 2012 #11

Pat Boone, too! The kids just love that rock-n-roll music. Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #24

You'd think that. JoeyT Nov 2012 #29

"Meatloaf" is a synonym for "flaccid". Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #31

Other polls had Obama at 67% with the youth vote. Dawson Leery Nov 2012 #2

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

lol.ok, whatever you say. n/t jtuck004 Nov 2012 #6

The boomers are a divided generation. Dawson Leery Nov 2012 #7

I totally agree regarding boomer division du_grad Nov 2012 #14

The vast majority of millenials are concerned about family matters Dawson Leery Nov 2012 #16

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #37

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

Don't get your points. Are they about the Reagan election or this one? Or both? pinto Nov 2012 #13

Sorry. I do that. jtuck004 Nov 2012 #20

We know that people do do this Alcibiades Nov 2012 #49

"but the real energy in the GOP comes from people who are obviously demented," jtuck004 Nov 2012 #51

I think they already are the party of George Wallace voters and millionaires, Raksha Nov 2012 #53

I checked out the figures for the 1980 vote a few months ago starroute Nov 2012 #19

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

AlbertCat Diclotican Nov 2012 #30

you all talking about my generation.. i was first year of the boomer's 1946 oldhippydude Nov 2012 #32

+1000 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #38

oldhippydude Diclotican Nov 2012 #41

People change. I doubt they have been lost for a generation. Heck, I wouldn't jtuck004 Nov 2012 #33

Except that that's the point Alcibiades Nov 2012 #50

I agree that there's no such thing as a free lunch piechartking Nov 2012 #34

Ummmm, not so fast...... JPK Nov 2012 #43

My point was in responding to the statement "lost for a generation". People change, jtuck004 Nov 2012 #44

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #35

This is encouraging news ladym55 Nov 2012 #8

Amen! neversaydie Nov 2012 #12

it is indeed Skittles Nov 2012 #21

I guess Pat Boone just ain't hip enough for the youth anymore :P workinclasszero Nov 2012 #15

deservedly so olddad56 Nov 2012 #17

Republicans: the party if the past. truthisfreedom Nov 2012 #18

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #36

Whatever they are doing SoapBox Nov 2012 #23

This is what happens when you cater to the old, white folk primarily sakabatou Nov 2012 #25

As it should be considering they've attempted to decimate their Live and Learn Nov 2012 #26

Maybe they are scared of Climate change-and the GOP offers zilch ErikJ Nov 2012 #28

That's like the FDR generation. David__77 Nov 2012 #39

I really hope that's the case ut oh Nov 2012 #40

Anyone that remembers Bush Hell wouldn't... santamargarita Nov 2012 #42

Don't know how many times I've read that the coming demographic shift will pull the rug from under FiveGoodMen Nov 2012 #45

I've read that the 19% was even higher than the over 65 age group MNBrewer Nov 2012 #46

Their youth outreach effort is called "Generation Opportunity" KamaAina Nov 2012 #47

Didn't Karl Rove say that they would be in power for "a generation"???? underpants Nov 2012 #48

Let us hope so. Zoeisright Nov 2012 #52

People in the 60-69 age bracket vote at 3 times the rate as 18-29 Major Nikon Nov 2012 #54

What a coincidence! Turbineguy Nov 2012 #55