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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Grand Prize of the weekend goes to Hillary [View all]basselope
(2,565 posts)62. Your chart is wrong.
And voter ID laws impact the elderly MUCH MORE than the Youth.
Voter turnout was 54.5% in 2008
AND
They made up a larger % of the voters than those older voters in 2008.
"They made up a higher proportion of the electorate18 percentthan the 65-and-older age category, which accounted for 16 percent."
Please read facts b4 posting in the future.
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