Posted on 03/24/2016 7:20:35 PM PDT by reaganaut1
To understand the concern, and in some cases the panic, of many Republican officials over Donald Trump, consider this fact: Young people generally don’t like him. The potential of losing an election is one thing, but as polling numbers suggest, the Trump brand could weigh on the G.O.P. for a generation.
■ In a recent USA Today/Rock the Vote poll, respondents under 35 said they would pick Hillary Clinton over Mr. Trump, 52-19. Those lopsided numbers would be hard to reverse if Mr. Trump were the nominee because he is such a known quantity. When the respondents were limited to whites only, her lead was still substantial, 45-26.
■ A recent Washington Post-ABC News poll showed Mr. Trump and Mrs. Clinton essentially tied among people 40 and older, but with those under 40 preferring her by a nearly 2-to-1 margin.
■ In a national survey led by the Republican pollster Frank Luntz, 1,000 people 18 to 26 were asked: “Out of today’s major political figures, who do you like and respect the most?”
Thirty-one percent chose Bernie Sanders, followed by 18 percent for Barack Obama and 11 percent for Mrs. Clinton. Mr. Trump scored highest among Republicans, at 9 percent. In USA Today, Mr. Luntz called it a “a chasm of disconnection that renders every prominent national Republican irrelevant with the voting bloc that could control campaigns for the next 30 years.”
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‘young voters’.....nuff said
They will if they’re paid enough. Like the Trump protester.
“And you think Cruz will do better? LOL”
Not at all. Trump or Cruz will be soundly defeated (as will any “compromise candidate” the GOP rams down our throat).
if they would rather vote for that criminal, they’re worthless. f ‘em
The NY Slime has no shame. Truth, what truth? Never let the truth get in the way of the agenda.
Hello. Youngsters always skew liberal. But I’m glad to see the NYT trying to help Republicans.
No.
It’s a miracle anyone still likes him after the 24/7 smear campaigns from the media, GOP, Dems, foreign countries, and the Pope.
God love this man for still standing.
How 35000 people turning out for a rally along with tens and twenty thousands to follow for trump beside a miniscule fraction for any of Te others. How record numbers of republicans are turning out in primaries as trump is way ahead in most and how trump being way ahead in delegates, in states, translates to ‘he sucks’ ‘he’ll never win’ is way beyond me. But I refuse to drink look aid
The percent who are Cruzers is mysteriously absent. He probably draws a single digit amount. Talk about long term damage.
Kool Aid
With the barrage of favorable shit, disguised as anti Trump stuff you come up with about her you are obviously in the tank for her...WE GET IT.
Trump may be a known quantity, but Hillary isn't. These kids were barely born when Hillary was enabling her husband's misogyny. This will all com out as long as we don't have a Romney.
And unless they've reached age 25, 9-ii means nothing to them, Obamacare means nothing, Made in China means nothing, NAFTA means nothing.
They're just not fazed by economic problems or any other problems.
The only thing they know is that the seas are rising and we're to blame and we're all gonna die.
NYT concern trolls. We need to vote for K-sick as endorsed by the NYT and funded by Nazi collaborator Soros.
And these young people are going to vote for Pastor Ted? HA HA HA HA. You write comedy gold. Ted Cruz will never be POTUS. That much is clear after NY Liberal Trump beats him like a drum among Evangelical voters. LOL.
We’ll see.
Teb is getting money from Soros as well. Big bundles of cash as they try and take down Trump.
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