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2. I'm an older Gen Xer

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2015, 06:28 PM

Apr 2015

This part staggers me: "Those who came of age during the Clinton administration (those born 1975 to 1982, mostly younger Xers) were significantly more likely to favor Obama than the national average, while those who turned 18 during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush (primarily older Xers and younger Boomers) were more Republican in their preferences."

I can't imagine anyone with brains turning 18 in the Reagan years and saying "more of that shit please!"

Thank goodness we are also a smaller generation.

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A Different Look at Generations and Partisanship [View all] brooklynite Apr 2015 OP

And yet the republicans control both the house and senate, something VERY wrong with this NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #1

I'm an older Gen Xer Starry Messenger Apr 2015 #2

It was explained to me this way by an older Xer DURHAM D Apr 2015 #3

*gag* Starry Messenger May 2015 #4