Young, plugged in and Democrat (Barf in the nearest can Alert)

Seattle Times ^ | 5-24-2007 | Joni Balter

[MooseMan]

While everyone else is focusing on Bush incompetence and the red-state/blue-state standoff, a more significant and quiet revolution is under way among younger voters. They are identifying more and more with the Democratic Party.

In an effort to classify the newest generation of voters, researchers say obvious things about those now ages 18 to 25. These so-called Gen Nexters rely heavily on technology and the Internet. Knew that. They maintain close contact with parents and family. Figured that. They wear a ton of tattoos. Yes, of course.

What most people may not realize is how noticeably these people are moving away from the Republican Party, compared with the same age group 20 years ago, which was much more comfortable with the GOP.

Forty-eight percent of Gen Next identify more with the Democratic Party while just 35 percent feel connected to the GOP, according to recent data from the prestigious, nonpartisan Pew Research Center, making this the least-Republican generation of all generations currently voting.

The 2006 mid-term elections revealed a proclivity for Democrats among most voters. The tendency is to dismiss this voting bloc because younger people are notoriously lame at voting. But Pew noticed an uptick in their participation in the 2004 presidential election.

"I see the Democrats as offering a new response to a lot of issues right now," said Mike Alston, a 20-year-old sophomore at Seattle University who's active in Young Democrats. "Global warming is huge now among my generation. We've had Republicans leading both houses and the presidency and they have had no answer to global warming."

[deebee1]

Since when has Pew been non-partisan. It is a far-left, progressive think tank.

[sergeantdave]

“the prestigious, nonpartisan Pew Research Center”

And I’m the king of England.

Pew is the Marxist propaganda organ for the rat party. Pew was behind the criminal campaign finance fiasco.

John Fund at the wall street journal has it all documented here -

http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110006449

[darkangel82]

Pew is an appropriate term, since they’re all skunks.

[OldPossum]

I presume that you are speaking primarily about Mr. Bush's verbal fluency in this comment:

George Bush is an embarrassment. His gaffes and verbal buffoonery haven't gone unnoticed.

If a young person is looking for a political party to latch on to, would they seriously consider the party headed by a guy that comes off sounding like an idiot?

If verbal fluency is an indicator of intelligence, then one would have to say that all car salesmen are geniuses. No?