General Discussion

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

20. It certainly is. nt

Reply to Le Taz Hot (Reply #18)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 09:56 PM

Nov 2014

Click here to purchase valentine hearts!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

68 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Really, Really Old "People" won the election for the Repukes ... [View all] MindMover Nov 2014 OP

doesn't sound to good for their future JI7 Nov 2014 #1

but will today's young nonvoters become the future GOP base in 40-50 years? pstokely Nov 2014 #8

They dont have futures MFM008 Nov 2014 #61

And non-old farts lost it for the Dems :( arcane1 Nov 2014 #2

I keep reading these articles blaming old people and white men... LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #3

THANK YOU!!! arcane1 Nov 2014 #5

because democrats aren't as angry JI7 Nov 2014 #6

2008 RobertEarl Nov 2014 #9

Tough shit. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #28

Exactly, and that involves voting more than once every 4 years, and paying damn attention! arcane1 Nov 2014 #30

Blaming the kids are you? RobertEarl Nov 2014 #34

Mainly non-voters in general, and I agree that there wasn't much to offer. arcane1 Nov 2014 #41

Why should anyone "give" them anything? LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #57

Yep, there ya go RobertEarl Nov 2014 #62

Where were "the kids" during the primaries? NYC Liberal Nov 2014 #39

Dissing the kids? RobertEarl Nov 2014 #42

Who's "dissing the kids"? Not me. NYC Liberal Nov 2014 #48

Round and round you go RobertEarl Nov 2014 #49

Nah, I bet they don't give two shits about politics 99.99% of the time. Calista241 Nov 2014 #64

Oh, where are you FDR? demosincebirth Nov 2014 #58

yes - and the sooner KT2000 Nov 2014 #12

Great post. bigwillq Nov 2014 #15

Another thank you. DavidDvorkin Nov 2014 #29

I'd like to add that it was old white men in red states. upaloopa Nov 2014 #32

+++1000 VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #45

...^ that 840high Nov 2014 #55

amen brother or sister, you get it ! nt steve2470 Nov 2014 #56

Better yet, perhaps we should try to be a party worthy of the votes of actual voters. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #63

Seniors chose to vote; young people couldn't be bothered. You phrase it: "Old Farts won..."? cherokeeprogressive Nov 2014 #4

yeah but it's important to point out JI7 Nov 2014 #7

What's important to point out is the "younger generation" is so consumed by Facebook and Twitter cherokeeprogressive Nov 2014 #17

No but they sure pushed my buttons nt LiberalElite Nov 2014 #23

Mine too and I'm only 53. n/t cherokeeprogressive Nov 2014 #33

Twitter and Facebook are already fading away in their trends... Amonester Nov 2014 #59

most of the candidates didn't give them anything to care about pstokely Nov 2014 #10

Not buying it. Those who cared voted; those who didn't give a fuck couldn't be bothered. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2014 #22

there are many old farts who stay LiberalElite Nov 2014 #24

baloney....Raise Minimum wage, Student Loan Reform....and stay on your parents Insurance VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #46

Even if there is nobody to vote for, there is always somebody to vote against. Throd Nov 2014 #68

MMJ was on the ballot in FL, a big winner in the under 30 bracket steve2470 Nov 2014 #54

Hey can you leave off the ageism? LiberalElite Nov 2014 #11

Did your children/grandchildren/neices/nephews vote? pstokely Nov 2014 #13

I don't have any. What does that have to do with LiberalElite Nov 2014 #16

My son and daughter always vote Democrat RebelOne Nov 2014 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author MindMover Nov 2014 #14

And old people? Don't you realize most of them already LiberalElite Nov 2014 #19

I agree. Lay off the ageism. RebelOne Nov 2014 #37

and who voted for those Republicans??? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #47

So too many young people didn't vote. theHandpuppet Nov 2014 #52

I'm with you there theHandpuppet Nov 2014 #51

What's with the quotations surrounding the word "people?" Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #18

It certainly is. nt LiberalElite Nov 2014 #20

Post removed Post removed Nov 2014 #21

Thank you and Welcome to DU! LiberalElite Nov 2014 #25

Hello bigwillq Nov 2014 #27

I am 75 and always vote and always vote a straight democratic ticket, as does my husband dem in texas Nov 2014 #26

The Republican Party is delighted to see the generation war DavidDvorkin Nov 2014 #31

Oldies will regret it ... JEFF9K Nov 2014 #35

I'd almost like to see that happen treestar Nov 2014 #38

If that happens, you do KNOW who the repuglican MEDIA$ will blame... Amonester Nov 2014 #60

At least they go and vote treestar Nov 2014 #36

Are you under the impression that the entire West Coast is young? How do you explain a huge Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #43

OMG. What that chart implies is that the under-30 crowd sat on their asses! Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2014 #44

Yep. Because we don't have anything like early voting, absentee ballots, etc theHandpuppet Nov 2014 #53

I'm an old woman. nruthie Nov 2014 #50

Agree. We're 62 and 64/ sis and BIL are 72 and 74 and Nevada Blue Nov 2014 #66

I have seen this movie before... Throd Nov 2014 #65

More or less. moondust Nov 2014 #67