Posted on 01/28/2004 11:16:06 AM PST by WildReeling
Poring over exit-poll data from yesterday's New Hampshire primary, we were especially struck by one fact: John Kerry handily out-polled Howard Dean in every age group--except 18- to 29-year-olds. Dean actually did slightly better than Kerry among the younger voters. But this didn't do Dean much good, for 18- to 29-year-olds made up only 13% of the electorate, vs. 30% for 30- to 45-year-olds and 46% for 45- to 64-year-olds. (We take these numbers from The Wall Street Journal online; link requires subscription and is in PDF format. The Washington Post has a less detailed chart in which some of the numbers are slightly different.)
Why so few young voters? Part of it, of course, is that younger adults tend not to show up at the polls. But part of it as well, as we noted last week, is that they tend not to exist. That's right, Dean once again has fallen victim to the Roe effect. Not that Dean would have won the election had more young voters shown up at the polls, but Kerry would not have dealt him such a trouncing.
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The prophecy is coming true - one day the Left will fade away because they're killing their own offspring...
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