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liberal_at_heart

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11. My son is 16. My daughter is 20. She sees the economic mess we are in and is pissed.

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 10:37 PM

Apr 2015

She knows she will have massive college debt and a lower salary than the generation before her. But she has yet to fully experience that because she is still living at home with us and we do have a little bit to help her go to community college. Most of her experience so far has come from experiencing discrimination as a female bisexual and so she still identifies as a Democrat although because of the economic mess she does lean a little toward Socialist Independent. I'm okay with that. If she feels the discrimination she faces as a female bisexual is the most important issue for her and she feels she needs to vote Democratic to keep Republicans from taking her reproductive rights away, I am okay with that. For me as her mother I am concerned with all of it and will only vote for someone who will fight for both social equality and economic equality because you cannot have social equality without economic equality. Our children need an education. Our children need jobs. Our children need living wages.

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Imagine... You're Turning 18 Before The 2016 Election... What Party Do You Choose, And Why ??? [View all] WillyT Apr 2015 OP

my son is turning 18 in oct. my other one that is turning 20 will get his first election. seabeyond Apr 2015 #1

I would definitely be turned off by the hyper-religious nuttiness of the republicans. arcane1 Apr 2015 #2

That May Be The Only Thing Saving Us The Youth Vote... But Not All Of 'Em... WillyT Apr 2015 #5

Most teens? If the choice is between a slick but vacuous commercial and two younger candidates... NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #3

Their younger candidates preach the same stupid, bigoted shit that the older ones do. BlueStater Apr 2015 #8

It's not that young adults are not critical thinkers. It's that they don't have a lot of life liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #28

Great Points... All !!! WillyT Apr 2015 #38

"Young wolves, show us your teeth." John Steinbeck Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2015 #4

My very first was a 3rd party vote for Ron "Fuck Ron Paul" Paul, entirely because of the weed. arcane1 Apr 2015 #6

They still desire in many ways the same things we did and yet I think because of the internet AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #7

I often tell my 15 yr old daughter CANDO Apr 2015 #9

18-29 went 66% for Obama in 2008 WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #10

majority of youth vote has gone to Dems in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012 WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #13

Here you go: 69% of 1st time voters went for Obama in 2014 WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #16

Voila DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #17

Of course they do! And for the same reason they went for Obama in 2008 WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #24

My son is 16. My daughter is 20. She sees the economic mess we are in and is pissed. liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #11

Most Excellent Post... Thank You !!! WillyT Apr 2015 #14

Thank you Willy. It's scary being a parent right now. Every generation is doing worse than the last. liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #15

:hug: WillyT Apr 2015 #30

If I were to vote for the first time sadoldgirl Apr 2015 #12

I started toward the Green party but they don't go far enough on education for me. liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #18

And I am a Socialist Democrat, but sadoldgirl Apr 2015 #20

I was clueless at 18. It takes a few years of getting out on your own, paying the bills, liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #21

I just posed your question to my son who will be turning 17 giftedgirl77 Apr 2015 #19

That Is WONDERFUL To Hear... WillyT Apr 2015 #31

The numbers are clear. Now the "why?" WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #22

Young people especially this generation are anti-establishment which gives me hope. Both parties liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #23

With the young people in my family the reasons for voting Demcratic are just a part of how our jwirr Apr 2015 #34

We just agree to disagree in our household. My father is evangelical Christian. liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #35

That would be very hard and not worth arguing with him. He is probably not going to change his jwirr Apr 2015 #36

it should be noted that if the child turns 18 before election day dsc Apr 2015 #25

Good Advice... I Did Not Know That... WillyT Apr 2015 #39

Anyone age 16 when Obama was Jenoch Apr 2015 #26

My sons are a little older, but what I see is close to what you say. Mass Apr 2015 #27

My son just turned 18. The age group thinks politics doesn't matter both parties are the same etc. ALBliberal Apr 2015 #29

Tell your son not to sell himself short. That social media generation can spark revolutions with liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #32

True!! Maybe they will find a good balance between the technological side and the real life? side. ALBliberal Apr 2015 #33

I have real numbers from my area. You're going to hate them. hay rick Apr 2015 #37

And Therein Lies The Problem... WillyT Apr 2015 #40

Their participation in 2012 was really low. Figures for my area... hay rick Apr 2015 #42

Socialist Alternative daredtowork Apr 2015 #41