Why are millennials turning to Ted Cruz?

Blasting News ^ | March 25, 2016 | Mark Whittington

[2ndDivisionVet]

After nearly eight years of Obama they may be ready to try something new

How millennials have gone left during the past decade

Millennials, that perplexing generation between the ages of 18 and 30, have famously gone for leftist presidential candidates in recent elections. They famously went for Barack Obama in 2008, caught up in the hope and change fever. Four years later, millennials choose Obama again over Mitt Romney by large margins. In the current election cycle, the younger generation has tended to support Bernie Sanders, the elderly senator from Vermont and avowed socialist.

Millennials are turning to Ted Cruz

However, a new Fox poll shows Sen. Ted Cruz, the most conservative of all of the current presidential candidates, carrying millennials over Hillary Clinton by 14 points. The poll findings suggest one of the greatest reversals of political opinion in American history.

Why are millennials supporting Cruz?

The question arises, how is it that the younger generation is switching from candidates who represent a decidedly leftist agenda to the rightist of right-wingers? Two theories suggest themselves.

The first is that after nearly eight years of Obama and economic stagnation, young people may be tiring of voting against their economic interests. The cliché of the 20-something college graduate still living with his or her parents, unable to get a meaningful job is a reality for too many in the millennial generation. They tried Obama-style liberalism. They flirted with Sanders socialism. Some may now be receptive to Cruz's Reaganesque free market capitalism. Of course that may mean that the young will have to lose their sense of entitlement.

The other reason maybe that millennials identify with Cruz rather than Hillary Clinton because he is young and vibrant while she is old and cranky. The young people may like the youthful, Cuban-American who combines the youth of a John Kennedy and the values of a Ronald Reagan. The excitement surrounding the Cruz campaign heralds back to that of the 1960 Kennedy and 1980 Reagan campaigns.

If Cruz pulls it off and garners most of the youth vote, he will have executed a political sea change in America. It's a phenomenon that the Democrats, stuck as they are with two geriatric candidates, should be gravely worried about.

[HereInTheHeartland]

Free Republic used to have intelligent conversation. Your post shows that isn’t always the case.

[big'ol_freeper]

That’s easy. Who in their right mind would vote for Hitlary, Uncle Goober or Sleazy Donald?

[JoSixChip]

Free Republic used to have intelligent conversation. Your post shows that isn’t always the case.

Thanks for sharing your selectively objective opinion. You bias demonstrates your ignorance.

[HereInTheHeartland]

Calling posters here gender confused is intelligent in your opinion?

[Leo Carpathian]

Non eligible, not Natural Born Citizen, Cuban-Canadian, Pinocchio Ted attacking Big Donald at CNN freestyle match.

Cruz "character":

1. Phony summonses mailed out, scaring people to vote for Cruz.

2. Claiming Carson quit, presinc captains told voters "vote for Cruz"

3. Campaigning in the 800 churches, showing video "vote for me" with his preacher/father stomping for him. Rafael Cruz is a Seven Mountain Dominionist and believes his son is the anointed one.

4. "Brilliant" lawyer, did not know he was Canadian citizen and that he is not Natural Born Citizen, not eligible for office of P or VP.

5. Making phony video advertising with lies about opponents.

Just enough to beat Trump in IA, apologize, rinse and repeat?
Liar is the polite term for this Cuban. His father was pro-communist in Cuba, imprisoned by Batista, but now he is refugee?

IRREFUTABLE AUTHORITY HAS SPOKEN

(Oct. 18, 2009) The Post & Email has in several articles mentioned that the Supreme Court of the United States has given the definition of what a "natural born citizen" is. Since being a natural born citizen is an objective qualification and requirement of office for the U.S. President (and VP), it is important for all U.S. Citizens to understand what this term means.

http://www.thepostemail.com/2009/10/18/4-supreme-court-cases-define-natural-born-citizen/

[JoSixChip]

Calling posters here gender confused is intelligent in your opinion?

Calling people trumpanzees or other names is intelligent in your opinion? Save your faux outrage for someone that gives a crap, that aint me.

[HereInTheHeartland]

Name calling including what you said is for children. Would you say things you posted to that person face to face?
Casino operator Trump seems to have brought out the worst in human nature.

[JoSixChip]

Here is what I posted to you on another thread:

Oh look at you, miss high and mighty rolling around in the mud of baseless speculation. You HYPOCRITE!

[HereInTheHeartland]

Ok Joe.
Hope you have a great evening.

[walkingdead]

Because our school system failed teaching them about our constitution and the natural born clause?

[2ndDivisionVet]

Is Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as president? [Yes! And I support him! JimRob]
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