[LS]

I heard Phyllis Schlafly say at a convention a couple of weeks ago that 87% of the 18-24 went for Obama. Our own REPUBLICAN state legislator's kids, four out of five, voted for Obama.

Now, without question, some of that is the black thing, some of it is the perceived youth thing, a little bit is the "hope/change" crap without specifics. But there is also an absolute absence of a counter argument as to why socialism is bad.

[darkangel82]

I was 24 in 2006 and I voted straight GOP even as the party was getting whacked elsewhere.

[o2bfree]

Ronald Reagan inspired a new generation of young people to vote republican.

George W Bush may have done just the opposite. Maybe it was the NeoCons and the Iraq War — I just don’t know what’s at the root of the problem.

A long hard recession may win back a lot of voters... the coming years of Obamanomics look like they’ll be a disaster for everyone. No amount of spin will salvage this for the Dems.

[NeoCaveman]

Now, without question, some of that is the black thing, some of it is the perceived youth thing, a little bit is the "hope/change" crap without specifics. But there is also an absolute absence of a counter argument as to why socialism is bad.

They just need to live under liberal totalitarianism for a bit so they can realize it is not fun.