2016 Postmortem

workinclasszero

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6. Right.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 15, 2015, 06:11 PM

Oct 2015

If you are depending on young people to vote you in well..good luck because they usually don't show up on election day.

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Millenials Are The Key To Democratic Success And Overwhelmingly, THEY WANT BERNIE [View all] Segami Oct 2015 OP

Bernie is the overwhelming choice on my kid's dorm floor. Arugula Latte Oct 2015 #1

One look at that chart Segami Oct 2015 #2

Yes, they are actually driving his campaign. He definitely has reenergized them sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #3

All they have to do is show up to vote randr Oct 2015 #4

They will Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2015 #12

12 years ago, the youth overwhelmingly WANTED DEAN... brooklynite Oct 2015 #5

Right. workinclasszero Oct 2015 #6

8 years ago, the youth overwhelmingly WANTED OBAMA.. frylock Oct 2015 #9

He's the "moderate Republican", right? brooklynite Oct 2015 #10

No, he's the Hope and Change guy.. frylock Oct 2015 #11

He kind of left us hoping for change unfortunately Fumesucker Oct 2015 #20

Yup, he is the liar TM99 Oct 2015 #30

...and then they "fell for it" in 2012? brooklynite Oct 2015 #33

I notice you don't dispute TM99 Oct 2015 #45

No, I don't dispute that some people VOTED for him as a progressive... brooklynite Oct 2015 #46

Yes, a lot of people did. TM99 Oct 2015 #49

The sequester wasn't so moderate AgingAmerican Oct 2015 #41

Different generation artislife Oct 2015 #17

I think it's fascinating that clinton supporters' vision for victory... Scootaloo Oct 2015 #26

I've been thinking for a while that neither party wants a real landslide victory Fumesucker Oct 2015 #32

Them and white males AgingAmerican Oct 2015 #43

2015 estimate - 83.1 MILLION Millennials in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #7

Unfortunately, they are the least reliable voting bloc: JaneyVee Oct 2015 #8

Oh, you found a Republican chart lying around WhaTHellsgoingonhere Oct 2015 #15

Keep your fingers crossed. nt artislife Oct 2015 #18

They can be motivated to vote if they think they have skin in the game Fumesucker Oct 2015 #22

Normally, yes AgingAmerican Oct 2015 #34

That appears to be the turnout for New York City in 2008, not the whole country. arcane1 Oct 2015 #42

NOTEWORTHY: 36% of all voters "haven't heard enough" yet about Bernie... reformist2 Oct 2015 #13

Ironically, after years of bashing them for not... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Oct 2015 #14

Repeatedly. nt artislife Oct 2015 #19

Cognitive Dissonance AgingAmerican Oct 2015 #35

I think I figured out a way to pin them down WhaTHellsgoingonhere Oct 2015 #39

Lots of Millenials for Bernie Facebook pages WhaTHellsgoingonhere Oct 2015 #16

Probably half of them link to "it's a cookbook" level snark Fumesucker Oct 2015 #21

Probably worth taking a look WhaTHellsgoingonhere Oct 2015 #25

Go to the polls Millenials - we didn't hover over your asses for nothing. :) polichick Oct 2015 #23

Yeah, we've been helicoptering for years and boy are our arms tired! Arugula Latte Oct 2015 #27

So true... polichick Oct 2015 #28

Bernie needs some helicopter parent outreach.. aidbo Oct 2015 #36

My kid who is old enough will definitely vote. Arugula Latte Oct 2015 #47

It's one thing to vote for president......will they vote down the line for D's?? and in the off a kennedy Oct 2015 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Skidmore Oct 2015 #29

Am I reading that wrong? More millenials view Hillary "favorably" than Bernie. Renew Deal Oct 2015 #31

No,you're not reading it wrong.nt sufrommich Oct 2015 #37

No. That's a tie, assuming a MOE over 1 %. aidbo Oct 2015 #38

You're right Renew Deal Oct 2015 #44

You're reading it right. Check out the numbers for unfavorable n/t arcane1 Oct 2015 #40

It does feel like a 'young vs old school' primary. How do we coalesce the two groups? LettuceSea Oct 2015 #48