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7. But they went big for Doug Jones

Reply to Vidal (Original post)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 06:13 PM

Dec 2017

According to exit polls, Jones won voters aged 18 to 29 by 60% to 38%. This was a dramatic turnaround from the 2012 election, when Barack Obama lost Alabama voters aged 18 to 29 to Mitt Romney by four percentage points.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/16/alabama-senate-election-doug-jones-roy-moore-donald-trump

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41 percent of white millennials voted for Trump [View all] Vidal Dec 2017 OP

Greed. C_U_L8R Dec 2017 #1

Yup,had Wellstone ruled Dec 2017 #2

Yep, know a few who did the same. Disgusting. Hoyt Dec 2017 #3

Like to know who they voted for their first time benld74 Dec 2017 #4

He will serve them well lunasun Dec 2017 #5

So 59% of millennials did not vote for Trump Freethinker65 Dec 2017 #6

This Hekate Dec 2017 #9

But they went big for Doug Jones RandomAccess Dec 2017 #7

sad uponit7771 Dec 2017 #8