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59. Millennials are not brand loyal - they just aren't.

Sat Feb 18, 2017, 01:36 PM

Feb 2017

The Millenials I know are more than happy to drop one party, product, or service for another at the first sign of dissatisfaction. Didn't have a great cup of coffee this morning? Fine, I'll go to a different coffee shop. Sign up for cable or satellite service? No thanks, I'll use the internet to get just the programming I want. My primary candidate didn't win? I'll go find someone else to support that fits my alt-tribal gestalt.

Is there anything really wrong with this? I dunno. It may be short sighted in terms of immediate outcomes but they seem to think more about what a politician can do for them rather than thinking about what they can do for our Democracy.

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There are no Sanders movement - GE voting numbers - millenials turnout rate is down and more diverse [View all] factfinder_77 Feb 2017 OP

Say it aint so... Democrats voting 3rd party caused a shift to Trump.. boston bean Feb 2017 #1

Utterly predictable. MineralMan Feb 2017 #2

These people were like bible thumpers, cultists much of the time. boston bean Feb 2017 #3

Cultists. Yes. There's no other word that works. NurseJackie Feb 2017 #4

You could not reason. it was useless. They had drunk themselves into a tizzy boston bean Feb 2017 #5

Even the current reality of having Trump in office won't awaken them. They're still in denial ... NurseJackie Feb 2017 #14

There was one poster since no banned, who always claimed to be bullied, yet was the biggest bully of boston bean Feb 2017 #15

Well said, Jackie.. thank you! Cha Feb 2017 #70

I think what we missed was convincing people MineralMan Feb 2017 #6

That is true. But how to reach those? They believed the hype and decided they couldn't vote for boston bean Feb 2017 #8

Here's what I think. I think we became overconfident that MineralMan Feb 2017 #10

I really do think the Comey thing gave many people an excuse to vote trump. boston bean Feb 2017 #12

"Democrats fall in love but Republicans fall in line" SharonAnn Feb 2017 #69

There were a lot of factors, but I think complacency was a big one True_Blue Feb 2017 #61

Millenial GOP was the same, Millenial DEM down and shifted to 3 party factfinder_77 Feb 2017 #7

Sanders wasn't on the ballot. bunnies Feb 2017 #9

No. We know. He would have lost, too. MineralMan Feb 2017 #11

Youre psychic, eh? Cool! bunnies Feb 2017 #20

No, I'm not psychic. I don't believe anyone is. MineralMan Feb 2017 #68

You cannot possible know that Calculating Feb 2017 #66

I see, but I might possibly know that. MineralMan Feb 2017 #67

That is not part of this discussion. this is a thread about the GE. Not Bernie/Hillary. boston bean Feb 2017 #13

I'm talking about the GE bunnies Feb 2017 #17

Bernie wasn't a candidate in the General Election. boston bean Feb 2017 #18

My point has nothing to do with the primary. bunnies Feb 2017 #21

It certainly doesn't have anything to do with GE, because he wasn't on the ballot. boston bean Feb 2017 #22

That was my point!!!!! Nt bunnies Feb 2017 #25

and??? If he were.. which he wasn't, but he should have been, but he wasn't boston bean Feb 2017 #26

The title of the OP prompted my first response. bunnies Feb 2017 #36

That is what this post was about. boston bean Feb 2017 #40

Hubby is a musician, so a lot of 20 somethings are around our house. bunnies Feb 2017 #48

I also started to vote as soon as I was able. LisaL Feb 2017 #52

I don't think they gave it much thought. At all. bunnies Feb 2017 #57

the question is, what was the point of the headline? What are those numbers supposed to say? nt JCanete Feb 2017 #23

Third party voters in the GENERAL. boston bean Feb 2017 #24

what does that have to do with Sanders? nt JCanete Feb 2017 #27

Read the OP. boston bean Feb 2017 #28

what? Where is his name mentioned other than the title? It's not in the article either, unless I JCanete Feb 2017 #30

I read the OP. boston bean Feb 2017 #31

and? Is the point to talk in some code that only certain people understand? Say I'm slow, or dumb, JCanete Feb 2017 #32

I don't particularly enjoy having words with you. And it aint because I can't handle it. boston bean Feb 2017 #33

Then why did you go as long as you did, saying absolutely nothing. nt JCanete Feb 2017 #35

I just told you, I don't enjoy having words with you, so I gave nothing. boston bean Feb 2017 #39

fair enough...you just couched it as if it was something. At least we both know it was worthless. JCanete Feb 2017 #41

now you know. boston bean Feb 2017 #43

Ignore that disruption. Hopefully, it will be gone soon. nt LexVegas Feb 2017 #42

Thanks Lex! boston bean Feb 2017 #45

oh really? What exactly are you fighting against here? Was my question legitimate or not, and if not JCanete Feb 2017 #46

It appears that the title of the OP... bunnies Feb 2017 #49

Sigh. NurseJackie Feb 2017 #19

Wheres my snarky gif? bunnies Feb 2017 #29

Okay, here you go. NurseJackie Feb 2017 #51

lol bunnies Feb 2017 #54

If the primaries were any indication... joshcryer Feb 2017 #44

they weren't, not that we should be back here again. Bunnies point was fair, JCanete Feb 2017 #53

millenial turnout was abyssmal in both joshcryer Feb 2017 #64

I disagree with you on that. No doubt super progressive candidates have an uphill battle. JCanete Feb 2017 #65

Plus they won't stay off my goddam grass. n/t QC Feb 2017 #16

HRC got a higher share of youth vote than any Dem candidate since the 26th amendment, except Obama fishwax Feb 2017 #34

Except.. cannabis_flower Feb 2017 #37

Is there a way to block terms so I can make all mention of Bernie disappear? NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #38

Only in thread titles, but yes: joshcryer Feb 2017 #47

How exactly does the data here back up the headline? BarackTheVote Feb 2017 #50

Rec'd. Iggo Feb 2017 #58

Should we have expected a 'Sanders movement' to carry over to the GE? jmg257 Feb 2017 #55

lulzy! Rex Feb 2017 #56

Millennials are not brand loyal - they just aren't. Blue Idaho Feb 2017 #59

Can we just stop with the Bernie bashing please? This article mentions absolutely KPN Feb 2017 #60

Sore winners. Iggo Feb 2017 #63

all i know is that in my local dem party, those who show up majority were for bernie dembotoz Feb 2017 #62

Bernie Sanders is never going to be President. Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #71