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Atman

(31,464 posts) Sun Mar 9, 2014, 08:56 AM Mar 2014

CPAC is all "college students and retirees." Funny, but is it really? [View all]

Okay, so common wisdom is that college students don't actually vote, while retirees do.

This relates to the just-ended commentary on UP with Kornacki. His panelist suggested CPAC is basically meaningless, because it is really only the fringe...college students and retirees, so what they say or straw vote on doesn't actually matter. These are outliers, fringe elements. But when you throw in the media bias towards the right wing nutters, are they really outliers?

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CPAC is all "college students and retirees." Funny, but is it really? [View all] Atman Mar 2014 OP

I was surprised that it skewed younger, too. femmocrat Mar 2014 #1

I guess not every millennial is a budding liberal Cirque du So-What Mar 2014 #2

Yes, I know the type. femmocrat Mar 2014 #3

The college students aren't a random sample, they're the ones being groomed... JHB Mar 2014 #4

CPAC is heavy in libertarians. MineralMan Mar 2014 #5

I think you're right. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #7

No southern GOPers aren't dsc Mar 2014 #8

Southern Republicans contradict themselves all the time. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #9

There's no doubt its the fringe! Dread Pirate Roberts Mar 2014 #6

Coverage of CPAC is vital for us. cheyanne Mar 2014 #10