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nxylas

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11. But do they vote?

Reply to bravenak (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 04:20 AM

Jun 2015

And if they do, how much longer will the Republicans allow this state of affairs to continue?

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Millennials Now Outnumber Baby Boomers [View all] bravenak Jun 2015 OP

Now who's the bulge in the snake, eh Boomers? Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #1

Maybe now people will notice we exist. bravenak Jun 2015 #2

Hope so. I'm actually an old Gen Xer, but I do have Millennial kids. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #3

My mom is a young boomer and I'm an old millennial. bravenak Jun 2015 #4

It did. I started high school in 1980 and suddenly everything turned Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #5

I just remember Michael J Fox in family ties. bravenak Jun 2015 #7

There were so many Alex Keatons at my high school. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #24

Boomers already did and said thank gawd the Xers and Yers would be bracketed Warpy Jun 2015 #6

Glad we finally got here! bravenak Jun 2015 #8

The political alignment doesn't line up neatly with the "generation" alignment. jeff47 Jun 2015 #28

I notice. brer cat Jun 2015 #22

thank you! bravenak Jun 2015 #39

I hope so. Ignoring GenX has been costly in so many ways. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2015 #29

They can't keep ignoring all of us forever. Genx plus millennials equal power, imo. bravenak Jun 2015 #30

That's why I have hope we will finally get some attention. jeff47 Jun 2015 #32

I hope so too. bravenak Jun 2015 #34

Not surprising davidpdx Jun 2015 #9

I agree, it was expected. bravenak Jun 2015 #10

get a clue the boomer generation is from 1946-1961 demigoddess Jun 2015 #13

Actually, Boomers are 1946-1964. Lars39 Jun 2015 #17

Why don't you try being polite or were you just not taught that davidpdx Jun 2015 #41

That's a kind of shitty thing to say. Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #14

It is in fact true, whether it be crude or not davidpdx Jun 2015 #42

But do they vote? nxylas Jun 2015 #11

I do. bravenak Jun 2015 #15

I'm a boomer born 1947 newfie11 Jun 2015 #19

Aaah. yes Vietnam... SoCalDem Jun 2015 #21

I fought in Vietnam and later went back three times as a tourist pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #27

I was actually talking about millennials nxylas Jun 2015 #23

It's annoying how the articles keep redefining the start date NutmegYankee Jun 2015 #12

Yeah, I noticed. bravenak Jun 2015 #16

When born around the cut-off date, Betty Karlson Jun 2015 #18

yeah, I was born in 1981 Terra Alta Jun 2015 #26

I can see this Quayblue Jun 2015 #40

Named generations are a marketing concept anyway jeff47 Jun 2015 #31

Yep! Jefferson23 Jun 2015 #20

Yay! bravenak Jun 2015 #25

No question that I'm an old boomer Blue_In_AK Jun 2015 #33

No good deed goes unpunished pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #35

I don't blame you. I blame rich people. bravenak Jun 2015 #36

96% for me, too. Blue_In_AK Jun 2015 #37

Awesome!!nt bravenak Jun 2015 #38