Posted on 03/18/2017 7:02:29 PM PDT by truthandlife
That pic in the black, looking over her shoulder, reminds me of a young KellyAnne Conway.
She expressed an opinion that was grossly out of touch with her audience. She may well become the next Arianna Huffington.
Yep and skid row churches could have much better attendance if they gave away free booze.
OH MY GOD.. we finally get someone that MAYBE young people can relate to and all you want to do is tear her down. She represents a lot of young Conservatives THEY ARE PRO CHOICE. My God, no wonder we never succeed.
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So wait, we are supposed to put the future of the millennial vote on the shoulders of a flip-flopping (altho very trendy and good looking) 24-year old? This reminds me of the arguments coming from Rubio camp and Jeb et al that we must enlarge our tent and appeal to the Hispanics if we ever want to win an election. Not that we should not want millennials or Hispanics to vote for our candidate, but I don’t believe that we change our core beliefs in order to accommodate them...We are not pro-choice party...Never were. BTW REMEMBER, WE WON THE ELECTION; PRES. TRUMP DID IT HIS WAY (Pro-Life)...He supported what he thought was right and good for the country—not what was necessarily polling well. I am sure you recall President Trump’s very strong comments regarding abortion at the final debate.
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ONE MORE TIME.. this is the issue that will do us in... Well.. you’ll get your wish because I guarantee that under Sharia Law you will have no abortions.
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Sorry, but from what I read, I don’t think abortion was the pivotal issue in the election for millennials. I just don’t. They did not flock to Bernie because of his stance on abortion. Frankly, I don’t even remember abortion being an issue at that time. ** This poll of millenials voting issues backs up my comment. Their bottom line, it was the economy.
“A new national poll of Americans ages 18 to 29 finds there is an emerging consensus about their generation’s priorities for the next president of the United States, according to Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP) at the Kennedy School of Government.
After 15 years of polling, focus groups, and town meetings, the IOP poll asked members of America’s millennial generation to rate the issues and topics most important to them personally when electing the next president.
Results from this poll show that economic concerns outweigh all, with 64 percent indicating it is a top priority. Thirty-one percent indicated that improving the economy is the most important issue in 2016, while 21 percent reported it was second, and 12 percent ranked it third.
Following the economy, combating the spread of terrorism was the second-most important issue for young Americans (39 percent indicated this was a top three issue), followed by reducing inequality (34 percent), uniting the country (31 percent), dealing with immigration (27 percent), and reducing the role of money in politics (23 percent).”
So...Did you ever think that maybe you are not correct, and this will NOT do us in?
However, if you wish to continue to believe abortion is the defining issue of millennials, then I suggest you do some reading...Millennial views on abortion are complex and conflicted. Here are 3 that back up my point that might help.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jun/30/millennials-abortion-views-trend-pro-life-despite-/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jun/30/millennials-increasingly-oppose-abortion-even-if-t/
I would also remind you that when McCain was running for President, Meghan McCain was going to pull in the the millennials...then she went pro-gay...Never happened. They did not vote for McCain.
Maybe conservatives would do well to outline a consistent message and try to inform and educate millennials as to why conservatism or conservative libertarianism resulting in lower spending, fewer regs, smaller government, etc. is in their best interest—not that it is super cool and trendy.
Personally, I think the best way to reach millennials is to draw a direct line between the government spending/regulations/etc. and increases in college costs, lack of jobs, etc...This country has huge issues centering on economics.
From additional polling noted in the articles I provided, the millenials don’t like capitalism (42 percent of 18-to 29-year-olds supported capitalism, while 51 percent opposed it), so I think we have our work cut out for ourselves to provide some sound civic and economic education before the next election.
BTW,
1. Bernie brought in the millenials in droves...I don’t think he was young, trendy, sexy, etc. by any definition. They were attracted to his IDEAS.
2. My millennial kids don’t need a view-shifting sexy trendy daisy-duke-shorts-clad girl to lure them to “Constitutional Conservatism,” tho one might like to ask her on a date ;)
** http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/07/poll-unveils-millennial-agenda-for-next-president/
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/study-economy-top-issue-among-millennials
“She represents a lot of young Conservatives...”
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What it means to be a Conservative:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Upholding life is foundational to Conservatism.
I was pro choice for awhile (influence of Ayn Rand and all that), reading two people who hated each other (Ann Coulter and Jonah Goldberg) changed my view to pro life. She is still young and people sometimes evolve.
Tomi could change her position on this later in life. I know I had and unlike me, she is pretty.
Personally, I just don’t put much, if any, stock in talking heads.
I don’t need others to tell me what to think. I try to pay attention to what’s going on and then do my own thinking.
So, she’s pretty and probably not an SJW. That’s two wins for her.
We know Laz would hit it.
Some male conservatives think with their Southern head. Guilty.
A lot of us would hit it, even if we think she’s a dumb blond.
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