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TomSlick

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58. I hadn't thought about it until I read this post, but

Reply to PearliePoo2 (Original post)

Mon Oct 22, 2018, 08:02 PM

Oct 2018

of the two dozen of folks I saw voting today, I'd guess the median age at 50. I saw no one that looked less than 30.

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Mike Barnicle on 'Morning Joe' brought up an interesting point regarding voter turnout [View all] PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 OP

I'm not worried - my 18 yr old is at college and she and her friends Pachamama Oct 2018 #1

If I'm not mistaken can't smooth64 Oct 2018 #3

some red states have passed laws that require students return home on Election Day elmac Oct 2018 #21

Are you kidding me? This is criminal! PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #25

yes, it is criminal but when they have control of state government they can make the laws elmac Oct 2018 #37

here is a good place to go to find where all the voter suppression is happening elmac Oct 2018 #39

thanks for the link! Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2018 #59

When I was in school, I voted absentee Rhiannon12866 Oct 2018 #62

UT Austin does, smack inside the campus onetexan Oct 2018 #29

That's encouraging and hopeful to hear! PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #5

I imagine young people are more likely to wait until the last minute. Garrett78 Oct 2018 #2

"16 percent of eligible voters ages 18 to 29 turned out to vote in the 2014 midterms" Baclava Oct 2018 #6

"1 out of 6 under 30 in 2014" PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #13

and in my experience, they don't have a ton of patience to stand in a line a kennedy Oct 2018 #4

We need VOTE BY MAIL in every freakin' state! We need it NOW! PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #11

CA already has it. nt TwistOneUp Oct 2018 #28

Alright!! PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #30

I'm signing up today. TwistOneUp Oct 2018 #32

Right on! That's exciting! PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #34

Neither TwistOneUp Oct 2018 #45

WHAT?? That's amazing! Congratulations! PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #47

Sorry... TwistOneUp Oct 2018 #48

It hasn't really increased turnout in Washington, though the last primary was slightly higher. LisaM Oct 2018 #52

yep here in wash state.. im staring at my ballot now. hubby out of town til tonight and then we are samnsara Oct 2018 #53

We should play rock music treestar Oct 2018 #27

If blaring rock music drove out Noriega, why wouldn't it work on the old fogeys in Congress? Bucky Oct 2018 #51

Maybe Michael Moore can do it treestar Oct 2018 #55

I don't mind hearing from any one in the media about the young people voting becasue when they beachbum bob Oct 2018 #7

"Our county has already broken all early voting records with 2 week left to early vote" PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #9

My 21 YO filled out his vote by mail ballot this weekend mcar Oct 2018 #8

has he looked at all of the footage from all over the country? treestar Oct 2018 #10

I don't know, he didn't say how much footage he's looked at but... PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #12

The whole Morning Joe crew is twisting themselves into pretzels creating a horse race. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2018 #14

"twisting themselves into pretzels creating a horse race." PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #19

18 year old granddaughter will be voting on Election Day for the first time.Dem, of course. Cousin Dupree Oct 2018 #15

if 18-29 turnout was 16% in 2014 NewJeffCT Oct 2018 #16

25% is still extremely pathetic nycbos Oct 2018 #35

Look for improvement Bettie Oct 2018 #46

No doubt nycbos Oct 2018 #49

From the chart in reply 6, the only age group PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2018 #17

"why isn't the turnout in 2016 on that chart?" Yonnie3 Oct 2018 #57

I obviously failed the reading comprehension part. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2018 #63

Whereas I am the king of leaping to conclusions. Yonnie3 Oct 2018 #64

He Also Said All The Dems Talk About Is Impeachment Me. Oct 2018 #18

I caught that too, but I wasn't sure who said it. PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #20

You Are Quite Right Me. Oct 2018 #54

It also depends on what time of day. Dem_4_Life Oct 2018 #22

Good points you make! I know that when I was younger, the last thing I wanted to do... PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #23

Yes, most college students are in class during the day FM123 Oct 2018 #26

I know of at least 4 young reliable Democratic voters. DFW Oct 2018 #24

Where I went, lots of older voters, many married. It was on a Wednesday, so you'd expect Hoyt Oct 2018 #31

"expect retired folks during the day" PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #40

Young people suck. nycbos Oct 2018 #33

Turn off the cable news for the next two weeks RandySF Oct 2018 #36

Block Chain Voting with a paper trail would literally mean we could vote via an app JCMach1 Oct 2018 #38

After last Friday's tirade by Joe and Mika directed at Democrats for not having a overarching redstateblues Oct 2018 #41

Everyone I know beteen 20-27 (and I know a lot) obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #42

That's great to hear! PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #43

Young people don't vote in midterms. Full stop. Azathoth Oct 2018 #44

Gotta try. Get as many as possible. LBM20 Oct 2018 #61

Young people never vote in big numbers. It's saddening. Bucky Oct 2018 #50

Maybe w/ Taylor Swift encouraging young voters to vote, this might help...every little bit helps! nt SWBTATTReg Oct 2018 #56

I hadn't thought about it until I read this post, but TomSlick Oct 2018 #58

Two observations... Pacifist Patriot Oct 2018 #60

My younger son likewise turned down early voting PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2018 #65