Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

2016 Postmortem

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

1. But they have to vote in EVERY election

Reply to Jackie Wilson Said (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 12:25 PM

Apr 2016

The problem is that those in that age group lose interest in politics very quickly. People over 60 vote reliably. Us first time voters in 1972 learned a hard lesson about that.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

2 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Bernie Sanders is profoundly changing how millennials think about politics, poll shows [View all] Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 OP

But they have to vote in EVERY election tonyt53 Apr 2016 #1

It is certainly a positive if they stay engaged whatthehey Apr 2016 #2