The trend is our friend. too bad where they are headed is no better than where they left.
While there’s probably no reason to believe any Republican could actually win the 18–29 demographic in 2016///
That does not make me happy. I know youth tens to be liberal blah blah. I wasn’t.
I’ll see you guys later. Heading over to nephew’s house with a baseball bat
As indicated by Romney’s margin of loss, the problem is 1% of the voters in a small number of swing states control the election.
HOORAY young voters!
Here’s the problem: Hillary Clinton—the presumptive candidate—will turn 69 years old less than a month before Election Day 2016. Meanwhile, the Republican challenger field—at least the viable candidates—will be 15 to 25 years younger than her. In short, she’s will likely face the issue of whether she’s too old to be President, one thing that would never have been asked had she been successful back in 2008.
Hopefully this is like Reagan. Look back and I bet he won this age group too.
Ted Cruz 2016
I guess kids finally started to grow up?
The baby boomers did this in 1980 and 84.
Once again... the only poll I believe is the one taking place in the polling booth, and that isn’t even guaranteed sacred these days.
I can’t take this kind of stuff serious, but it is intriguing to read about.
“Poll Shows Young Voters Likely to Turn on Democrats in 2016”
One would sure think so, considering how many “millenials” are living with their parents and cannot find decent employment.
I don’t know; “democracy” is a powerful calling for our young people.
We have 4 candidates that will appeal to Ute’s in this order: Rubio, Fiorina, Carson and Cruz.
I believe it is more specific than “democrats.”
I expect voters to turn against government and those closely representing, entwined, supporting government as the solution to problems.
This means that third parties will have lots of support - whether they are a real third party or a quasi third party candidate that is running from outside government and in opposition to it.
There is (according to MA) a significant shift from the public sector to the private sector... and a rise in third parties across the world.
Cruz or any other (technically) R candidates could run against government.
As soon as Hillary sees this, she will begin to run against government as a transgendered, hispanic male.
PS: I left Rand Paul out because I do not see him as viable for either POTUS OR VP. But he does have appeal to the Ute’s without vaginas. Wink.
“It may be tempting to buy into the belief that all young people are Democrat drones...”
It’s not only tempting, it’s true.
IMHO
Republican versus Democrat is an ethnic issue, and, to a lesser extent, a gender issue.
It is not an age issue.
In 2012, “young” people voted about 60% Obama to 37% Romney.
But, “young white” people voted for Romney.
Young white males voted about 55% Romney to 41% Obama.
Young white women voted about 49% Romney to 48% Obama.
There are only two important things to understand about the “youth” vote:
(1) More females vote than males.
(2) Every year it becomes less and less white.
Isn’t going to happen.
They will get a Tweet from the DNC telling them to Vote and who to Vote for. They will comply without question.
Giving 18, 19 and 20 Year Olds the Vote was a tragic error that is contributing mightily to the destruction of America.
Doesn’t make any difference now, it will never change.
The new issue is Hillary wanting Illegal Invaders to be made Citizens, AKA Democrat Voters.
