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this is EXACTLY my huge frustration. It's insane. But a HUGE PART of it is the news media Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #1
You know what they say about balance . . . . HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #3
Yep-- both sides! Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #4
Baby boomers were liberal in the 60's and then conservative in the 80's and beyond yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #10
yes-- my worry too! Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #12
I suspect that they will as they get older. Willie Pep Dec 2016 #32
Not sure about that. kag Feb 2018 #42
My memory tells me liberal baby boomers were a distinct minority. retread Dec 2016 #39
Honestly... D_Master81 Dec 2016 #14
Yes I live in central Indiana too and basically they will vote for ANYONE with an R after their name Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #16
They will never stop supporting them. LonePirate Dec 2016 #2
Correct Cosmocat Dec 2016 #18
they are just really mal-informed. bdamomma Dec 2016 #20
Simple. GOP makes them feel okay about their selfishness, racism, and other regressive tendencies. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2016 #5
"No one's looking out for the white guy anymore." HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #7
I found this article pretty interesting bdamomma Dec 2016 #26
YEP Cosmocat Dec 2016 #19
People in this country (I'm sure not the only ones) just looove a fake tough guy. Now they Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2016 #6
I am really starting to believe it will be another 50-100 years, which is why Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #8
They own the media and denounce anyone who disagrees. Initech Dec 2016 #9
It's really simple. WhiteTara Dec 2016 #11
hey do they bdamomma Dec 2016 #21
Come now! You know WhiteTara Dec 2016 #29
....... bdamomma Dec 2016 #35
"I seriously thought we would grow up and get smarter by now." SubjectiveLife78 Dec 2016 #13
PLEASE. HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #15
"Yes, we ARE supposed to be moving past binary thinking by now." SubjectiveLife78 Dec 2016 #24
it's one thing to say "what is truth?" DonCoquixote Dec 2016 #37
Welcome to DU bdamomma Dec 2016 #23
They'll stop when they quit seeing politics and government as team sports. Iggo Dec 2016 #17
I don't know how well they are actually liked Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2016 #22
Why there is even another side of politics makes no sense. ileus Dec 2016 #25
Give it a rest. (nt) Paladin Dec 2016 #28
If "outlawing" racism, misogyny, homophobia, and rampant & damaging greed is a thing . . . HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #30
Isn't that what I said? ileus Dec 2016 #34
the very day greed and hate fall out of fashion. unblock Dec 2016 #27
About 2024 nt COLGATE4 Dec 2016 #31
sadly when the media gets over REAGAN. pansypoo53219 Dec 2016 #33
If churches could canonize that bastard, they would. HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #36
In many ways Reagan was worse than George W. Bush. His presidency was a real turning point StevieM Dec 2016 #41
Our party is bigger, and more popular. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #38
Never. The GOP has appropriated flag, guns, and Bible and Different Drummer Dec 2016 #40
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