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usregimechange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:18 PM
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Obama is the "youth candidate" and can't win broad appeal
Haven't heard that coming from the M$M or the Clinton camp. I guess race works better.
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:25 PM
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1. Young people are going to be stuck with this mess.
They better vote or they are going to be regretting it big time.
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TwilightZone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:25 PM
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2. If exit polls are any indication, that could be an accurate statement.
In NH, Hillary dominated the age groups starting at 40.

In Nevada, she had a lead at 45 and a huge lead with 60+.

And, in fairness, I think that there was some criticism from the Hillary camp about Obama's comments about baby boomers.

And, wasn't there a big hubbub about "don't trust anyone over 50" or something like that?
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goldcanyonaz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:26 PM
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3. Young people haven't shown up since Iowa.
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usregimechange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:29 PM
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7. NV MSNBC exit poll: 18-29yo voted Obama 59-33%
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usregimechange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:31 PM
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9. I guess that put an end to that...
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TwilightZone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:33 PM
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11. The problem is that they were only 18% of the total voters.
Edited on Sat Jan-26-08 01:35 PM by TwilightZone
It's the 67% that are 40 and older that were Obama's problem. They went overwhelmingly to Clinton.
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usregimechange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:34 PM
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14. Perhaps, but he also won 30-44yo 46%-38%.
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TwilightZone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:37 PM
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16. He also lost 25-29, so what's your point?
There is a clear indication that he is at a serious disadvantage with voters over 40, and they are the ones who are showing up at polling time.

Over 40: 67%. Under 40: 33%, including the 25-29 demographic, which Obama lost in NH.
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:28 PM
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4. The Clintons tried to suppress the youth vote in Iowa and NH.
So, no worries. They are clearly prepared to play the entire deck of wedge issues to win.
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usregimechange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:31 PM
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8. More than Rove I suspect.
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Endangered Specie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:32 PM
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10. you have proof of this?
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:34 PM
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15. yes
In my sig line. The Clintons by proxy filed lawsuits in every single state so far to suppress the vote, and they've used other techniques of suppression as well. They learned well from those that brutalized them in the 1990s, and now the students have become the master.
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TwilightZone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:40 PM
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17. Where in either of those articles does it specifically address suppression of the youth vote?
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TwilightZone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:34 PM
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12. How do you suppress the youth vote? Did Hillary take away their car keys?
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:28 PM
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5. "Haven't heard that coming from the M$M or the Clinton camp."
Thats because race has been working in getting the corporate Highness her turn as President.

If that fails to work, what you describe will be Plan B.
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KennedyGuy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:29 PM
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6. "Youth" I though that was a racial term..
and coming from the Obama camp..tsk..tsk..
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EmperorHasNoClothes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:34 PM
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13. Gotta save some fake issues for the general election
I have no doubt this will come up big time at some point.
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OHdem10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:51 PM
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18. Over 45s simply question his experience .
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Frances Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 01:54 PM
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19. I think many older people don't think Obama understands
the history of our party very well.

But I think most older Dems will vote for Obama if he is the nominee.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 02:03 PM
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20. Are "older Dems" some different category of human?
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Frances Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 05:29 PM
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21. There has been an analysis of voting patterns
in the primaries, as other DUers have pointed out.

Obama has led among the younger voters while Hillary has led among older voters.

The analysts looked at other categories, as well. For example, in the Nevada primary, a much higher percentage of those who characterized themselves as very liberal voted for Hillary than for Obama.

I don't see anything wrong with sorting out voting patterns by different groups. Do you?
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