Interestingly, I think the OWS crowd may have been much more tuned into this nation's affairs in 2012 than most of us might think. One exit poll number I saw last night that startled me said that Obama had only won something like 56% of the 18-29 age group. That was shocking, when you consider how enthusiastic they were about him in 2008.
Upon further reflection it made more sense. Those 18-22 year-olds from 2008 -- many of whom ended up camped out at OWS rallies -- are now college graduates who haven't been gainfully employed in four years. Some of them may have voted for Romney, but I'm sure a ton of them simply sat this election out.
Interestingly, I think the OWS crowd may have been much more tuned into this nation's affairs in 2012 than most of us might think. One exit poll number I saw last night that startled me said that Obama had only won something like 56% of the 18-29 age group. That was shocking, when you consider how enthusiastic they were about him in 2008. Upon further reflection it made more sense. Those 18-22 year-olds from 2008 -- many of whom ended up camped out at OWS rallies -- are now college graduates who haven't been gainfully employed in four years. Some of them may have voted for Romney, but I'm sure a ton of them simply sat this election out. I met an OWS performance artist this past summer. She was college educated, lived abroad in France and loved their health care system. She had started her own business and she was a RonPaul supporter. She was anti-big business and the evil WallStreet. I ask her if she realizes in large part WallStreet money went to back the Obama campaign in 2008. She was not fawning over Obama and his policies but she wanted something different.