“The shift occured due to rising oil prices, a plummeting economy, and unpopular war.”
I think the shift reflects decades of effort in all our social institutions.
There are millions out there who sincerely believe that Bush was the worst president ever. The painting of Washington crossing the Delaware means nothing to them. And they don’t understand the nature of our Constitution.
Unless we can find some way to deny these cretins the vote, we are well and truly hosed, and it’s our own fault for letting the forces of evil indoctrinate the young for decades.
“and its our own fault for letting the forces of evil indoctrinate the young for decades.”
I don’t disagree, but that indoctrination loses it’s appeal when you have a college degree and you can’t find a job. Most of these young people come from middle to upper middle class families and they just take it for granted that Obama is going to create an economy which will provide them with great jobs. When that fails to happen they will most definitely look elsewhere. When I was in College in the early 70’s there was just as much indoctrination. A lot of them believed it until Jimmy Carter came along, then they switched to Reagan.