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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
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