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2016 Postmortem

cantbeserious

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16. K&R

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Mon Nov 9, 2015, 01:37 PM

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From a young follower: We trust Bernie. He is the grandpa of American youth [View all] kpete Nov 2015 OP

Yet Hillary leads or ties among millenials... JaneyVee Nov 2015 #1

Thanks for brushing off half the people born after 1980 Betty Karlson Nov 2015 #4

I was born in 1981. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #5

And I was born in 1982. How is our own year of birth relevant? eom Betty Karlson Nov 2015 #6

Because author is asserting no millenial enthusiasm... JaneyVee Nov 2015 #7

The author voices what at least half our generation is feeling. Betty Karlson Nov 2015 #8

Sorry, you are misstating my post. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #9

The author's sphere of reference is college kids. Betty Karlson Nov 2015 #10

Well that's offensive. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #11

No, "offensive" is using Stormfront as a source to try to trash Sanders Scootaloo Nov 2015 #15

Owww DAMN! pinebox Nov 2015 #25

Exactly. think Nov 2015 #26

Me too.nt bravenak Nov 2015 #27

Betty, I agree with the context of your post. saidsimplesimon Nov 2015 #17

Did you expect it to be? Betty Karlson Nov 2015 #29

You say that as if it were a good thing. Luckily, we know you just spread a lie...again Android3.14 Nov 2015 #18

He has the same feeling that I did back then about RFK. And how the establishment candidates LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #2

So was Ronald Reagan. He was a good storyteller and young people just loved him. livetohike Nov 2015 #3

Reagan got his lowest percentage of votes among young people starroute Nov 2015 #23

Interesting. I guess all those young people didn't show up livetohike Nov 2015 #30

Partly it would have depended on where you were living at the time starroute Nov 2015 #32

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Nov 2015 #12

I'm hearing similar things from my high school kid. beerandjesus Nov 2015 #13

If it's anecdotal, it's catching. Fawke Em Nov 2015 #35

Perfect Comment The River Nov 2015 #14

K&R cantbeserious Nov 2015 #16

If Bernie is the grandpa then... retrowire Nov 2015 #19

Hillary know you are there. You have just been told that she doesn't and you have been told to kelliekat44 Nov 2015 #20

No, her policies take care of that nicely. jeff47 Nov 2015 #28

Get out and vote kid whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #21

Bernie reminds me of my grandpa, too. And I am 60 Demeter Nov 2015 #22

What gets me is all of Europe has all of that unrealistic stuff.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #24

Each little country in Europe may be smaller, but together they are bigger than the US! reformist2 Nov 2015 #33

One of the excuses we hear is we can't do that because we're bigger. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #34

You know coyote Nov 2015 #37

Same pinebox Nov 2015 #39

Bernie has the young vote, no doubt about it. sabrina 1 Nov 2015 #31

K&R! pacalo Nov 2015 #36

K & R a kennedy Nov 2015 #38