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CBHagman

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12. I was curious about political affilliation and the generations...

Reply to Curtland1015 (Reply #7)

Fri Aug 31, 2012, 06:40 PM

Aug 2012

...and have gotten really sick of how the media treat every poll as an excuse to lapse into cognitive distortions based on a few variations in percentage points.

Here's an interesting look at the trends within generations -- the "Greatest Generation," the Silent Generation, baby boomers, Gen X, and Millennials.

[url]http://www.people-press.org/2011/11/03/section-1-how-generations-have-changed/[/url]

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What's with this "Old White Men" thingy going on here? [View all] KoKo Aug 2012 OP

As an "old white woman," RebelOne Aug 2012 #1

Old-White Men, perhaps? dogknob Aug 2012 #2

I used it in a post on Clint Eastwood. Agnosticsherbet Aug 2012 #3

I'm an old white man and I use it because it seems to be all the GOPers care about. Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #4

It's because old white women aren't as entitled as old white men. Cleita Aug 2012 #5

without old white men, there'd be no GOP. Zalatix Aug 2012 #6

thank you! shanti Aug 2012 #11

We have to strike a balance. Zalatix Aug 2012 #17

Eh... older white males ARE by far the right's largest demographic. Curtland1015 Aug 2012 #7

Excellent point. We should insult all of them based on the actions of just some of them. Bucky Aug 2012 #8

Great! Let us know how it goes! Curtland1015 Aug 2012 #10

I was curious about political affilliation and the generations... CBHagman Aug 2012 #12

hmmm... a geek named Bob Aug 2012 #9

It's from Lindsey Graham's (US Senator, Republican) honest comment: Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #13

I don't think it's something to be really concerned about. GoneOffShore Aug 2012 #14

I'm an old white man in a white part of a mostly white state, and I can vouch.... Scuba Aug 2012 #15

On Facebook I keep using "Lies and old white men - what else ya got" - seems to work. Booster Aug 2012 #16

I'm an old white guy, and I'm considering resenting this title. I'll get back to you after the dimbear Aug 2012 #18

Those seem to be the only people courted by the GOP gollygee Aug 2012 #19