Really, Really Old "People" won the election for the Repukes ...

[Nevada Blue]

66. Agree. We're 62 and 64/ sis and BIL are 72 and 74 and

my mother is 93. All Progressives, all voters every election.

I had several conversations with people from back home in a chat group; there were many younger people who were adamant Republican supporters, had no answers when asked their reasoning, other than sharing Fox News links.

Do not lump all of us older citizens in with Fox News right-wingers. It's just not accurate.

As far as the young people are concerned, I don't blame them for being disillusioned - have things gotten better for them in the past 6 years? However, I do expect the Democratic Party to be reaching out to all generations, talking up the good things that have happened and discussing issues. As much as the low voter turnout failed the party, the party also failed the voters.

I didn't hear a single 'issue' brought up by either side during the entire campaign season. But when issues appeared on ballots, people voted FOR wage increases, FOR relaxing the ridiculous 'drug war' laws, and so forth.

Lots of things went wrong with this election, but it starts with the message which reached the voting public. People need to be engaged, need to feel that they're voting FOR something. Unless, that is, they're just us older folks who will vote in every election.