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Obama getting almost 66% to McCain’s 32% of the 18-29 year-old vote will haunt us in future elections.

Frankly, considering how much entertainment media hype/adulation Obama received, and the utter lameness of his opponent, I'm amazed that 32% of the "youth vote" came out against him.

As for that garbage indicating that the Democrats now have that 66% locked up for life--I know too many Democrats who voted for Reagan to believe that nonsense.

"As for that garbage indicating that the Democrats now have that 66% locked up for life--I know too many Democrats who voted for Reagan to believe that nonsense.

Don't ever let anecdotal evidence stand as a replacement for empirical and scientific evidence. Lifelong party loyalty for first time voters isn't just an American phenomena. It's also seen in other well-developed and mature democracies across the globe.

Don't take my word for it. Pick up a copy of The American Voter at either Amazon, or your local library. It was originally printed in the very early 60's and reprinted and updated in the 80's. It's the seminal work in this field. If you have taken any political science classes, you've either already read the book, or have used text books that use the The American Voter as reference material.