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To: chargers fan

You have your numbers reversed and don’t know history. The boomers brought a conservative revival and brought in President Reagan, If you look at the most destructive legislation, Supreme Court decisions, Presidents, institutional changes, destruction of the CIA, women’s movement etc. most of them happened between about 1935 and 1975.

The first presidential election that all boomers were old enough to vote in was 1984, the year that Reagan won a crushing landslide, even boomer Sarah Palin voted in that one.


189 posted on 11/05/2009 4:30:34 PM PST by ansel12 (Scozzafava/Romney 2012)
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To: ansel12

No, the first presidential election boomers were old enough to vote in was ‘68. Boomers were born from 1945 to 1960. The voting age was 21 in almost all states until it was standardized to 18 via the 26th amendment, which was ratified in 1971.

1945 + 21=1966. 1966 was not a presidential election year, but 1968 was. Obviously those who had turned 21 in time to vote in 1966 could vote for other federal and state offices.

The FIRST presidential election that all boomers could vote in was 1980, not 1984. The last of the boomers reached voting age in 1978.

Palin isn’t a boomer. She’s too young.


193 posted on 11/05/2009 5:28:16 PM PST by bustinchops (Teddy ("The Hiccup") Kennedy - the original water-boarder)
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