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In reply to the discussion: Pic Of The Moment: Grave News For Republicans [View all]FBaggins
(28,678 posts)7. That's because it was always likely to be nonsense
Yes, younger voters are more likely to vote Democrat while older voters are more likely to vote Republican. With the exception of a few tidal wave elections, that has been the case for decades.
The problem is that the older voters that lean right today are the same people who leaned left when they were the younger voters 2-4 decades ago.
The population as a whole is aging, so it's hard to spin that the older folks are passing away faster than younger voters are aging and becoming older voters.
The GOP's real demographic demise may come from the growing proportion of minority voters in the population... it won't come from aging Republicans passing away.
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The GOP is counting on Divide and Conquer--because it's the only hope they have. nt
MADem
May 2015
#20
puts Grand OLD Party in perspective as they court mentally ill/criminal/fundie wackos
wordpix
May 2015
#84
all the more reason to make sure the corporate ebola doesn't kill the soul of Democrats too
yurbud
May 2015
#87
She doesn't need to explain the hard left turn, I understand that, being left myself.
mountain grammy
May 2015
#83
Can they preserve the trend that had people becoming more conservative as they grew older
brewens
May 2015
#74
It was the midterms where those losses happened. 2012 was a presidential year. n/t
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#34
I think that the next step for the Democrats, is the appeal fo Hispanics...traditionally liberal...
libdem4life
May 2015
#9
Do you think "ideas" would have won over those dead Republicans? Please expound.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#35
Democratic turnout sucks in the midterms. The pool of voters we depend on don't get riled up for...
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#36
And the "whoever is in loses" pattern was confirmed with the 2006 mid-term
BumRushDaShow
May 2015
#52
Unfortunately, unsophisticated voters think that he who controls the WH, controls government.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#57
What's interesting about midterm GOP turnout is they have reliable issues, & put them on the ballots
Hekate
May 2015
#55
Your post is spot on Hekate. However, the GOP has been genius at local politicking. Dems seem to..
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#58
Perhaps someday progressives will take a leaf from the GOP playbook. Local politics matter.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#75
And this is why they are gerrymanding the districts like hell and passing voter ID laws to make it
cstanleytech
May 2015
#25
wishful thinking. there will always be stingy hateful racist GREEDY etc etc people.
pansypoo53219
May 2015
#31
Easy solution: Start more wars, and tell police to start shooting people on sight.
TrollBuster9090
May 2015
#33
Those statistics help you understand why the GOP needs to suppress the vote!
liberal N proud
May 2015
#62
Okay...but **younger** Dems sleeping through Election Day amounts to the same thing.
FailureToCommunicate
May 2015
#72
