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BrentWil

(2,384 posts) Sat Apr 6, 2013, 06:00 PM Apr 2013

Senior Citizens Voted for Romney in large number... Why not let them have GOP-lite? [View all]

Just a question. If the question is between dealing with student debt or building a modern infrastructure for the future, why sacrifice that for a group that said in the voting booth they want these policies?

Edit: Exit Poll to show the data of Senior Citizens voting for Obama. http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/results/president/exit-polls

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Senior Citizens Voted for Romney in large number... Why not let them have GOP-lite? [View all] BrentWil Apr 2013 OP

i'm a senior citizen and i have never DesertFlower Apr 2013 #1

But a large majority did. NT BrentWil Apr 2013 #2

Me either newfie11 Apr 2013 #3

my senior republican friend voted DesertFlower Apr 2013 #11

What a load of garbage duffyduff Apr 2013 #4

That's the hard pill Newest Reality Apr 2013 #6

You are absolutely correct. darkangel218 Apr 2013 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Leslie Valley Apr 2013 #5

Yep. The President doesn't owe a majority of senior citizens a damn thing... nt Comrade_McKenzie Apr 2013 #7

You also hope for nonvoters to be made homeless. Union Scribe Apr 2013 #10

silly me. Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #8

Yes, but it is about choices... BrentWil Apr 2013 #13

because we dont treat Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #15

I only suggest that life is about choices.... BrentWil Apr 2013 #16

well if you Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #17

Because in punishing them you will fuck over yourself and generations to come. Union Scribe Apr 2013 #9

change social security so it punishes younger recipients as a way to punish older voters? CreekDog Apr 2013 #12

Collective punishment? oldhippie Apr 2013 #14