Young Voters Said To Be Trending Toward Bush

DrudgeReport.com ^ | Tue Jan 20 2004 10:42:11 ET | Matt Drudge

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Young Voters Said To Be Trending Toward Bush
Tue Jan 20 2004 10:42:11 ET

Morton Kondracke in fresh ROLL CALL:

"Here's a harrowing pair of facts for Democrats: In 60 years, no Democrat has ever won the presidency without carrying the youth vote. And right now President Bush's approval rating among 18- to 29-year-olds is 62 percent, higher than his nationwide rating. Top Republican strategists admit that the youth vote is fluid, but right now the trends are all in their direction, which they hope is a harbinger not only for 2004, but also a possible longer-term party realignment."

A Bush campaign official said, "It's called the theory of political socialization. Who are the most Democratic people in America? It's the over-65 age group. Why? Because the two presidents they knew best were Franklin Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover. And who are the most Republican? People in their 40s, who came of age in the last two years of Jimmy Carter and the first two years of Ronald Reagan. If your politics were being formed during the last two years of Bill Clinton and the first two years of George Bush, there's a fairly good chance that we'll have your support."

Kondracke writes, "It seems impossible that a generation reared on free-love television and rap music, a generation far more tolerant of ethnic diversity and homosexuality than its elders, could support the GOP, whose base in anchored in the religious right. In fact, Democratic theorists such as Ruy Teixeira, John Judis and Stan Greenberg look upon the expanded role of minorities, cosmopolitan regions and diversity-minded young people to produce an 'emerging Democratic majority' through the force of demography.

"But, at the moment, the numbers support the view of GOP leaders that young people are trending Republican because they like Bush."

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[John Will]

Time for the pendilum to shift back to normal.

[jmstein7]

BUMP!

[.cnI redruM]

Either that, or they were awoken with a fright when Howard "Chucky" Dean yelled. "YAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH".

[KantianBurke]

"And right now President Bush's approval rating among 18- to 29-year-olds is 62 percent, higher than his nationwide rating."

Just wait till folks that age have their paychecks RAPED to pay for Dubya's "compassion." Their cognitive dissonance must be due to their parent's pot use while they were in the womb.

[LandofLincoln]

He better get the youth, because he has a good chance of losing the support of us working people between the age of 40-60. With all apologies to Mr. Reagan.

[CasearianDaoist]

O how I pray for this. Literally.

I so want to believe that the last 40-50 years are an anomaly in our history. I cannot, however bring myself to really believe that.

[suzyq5558]

Well thank goodness!
all of my kids are conservative!!
im one of those who had my political beliefs shaped by President Raegen and iam the better for it.

[Naspino]

Do you want Bush to lose or win in 2004?

[The South Texan]

But I thought they were ALL working for the Dean Campaign. That's what CNN said so it must be right. Right?

[sinkspur]

Just wait till folks that age have their paychecks RAPED to pay for Dubya's "compassion."

The first thing young people will do, hopefully, is put crotchety old coots like you in a home.

You are the biggest downer on this website.

[Maria S]

My thoughts precisely.

[sirshackleton]

I'm not happy about it, to be sure, but when it comes to down to it I'm more concerned with supporting those who will carry out what I believe to be important initiatives or issues. No, I don't agree with Bush on everything, but we see eye to eye on a lot of important things, hence he has my support.

[Naspino]

You are the biggest downer on this website.</i.

Thats a tight race. Hoverbug went off on Jim last night -- I guess that Dean hysteria was contagious.

[Naspino]

Stupid keyboard.

[RoseofTexas]

This is SOOOOOOOO encouraging for our country!! America is the real winner here! I really believe 9-11 SHOOK'em back to reality! Thank heavens!

[KantianBurke]

Naw. I'm just upset that I didn't get a part in your autobiographical film:

[smith288]

I really believe 9-11 SHOOK'em back to reality! Thank heavens!

I dont like this comment for several reasons....

[ryanjb2]

I would consider myself more of a young paleo-conservative/libertarian than a supporter of the Republicans. They can't increase the size and scope of government this much and expect my vote.

I won't vote Democrat, so I just won't vote at all.

[GulliverSwift]

Tell us how you really feel, sinkspur!