2016 Postmortem

ThinkCritically

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8. They will be a majority.

Wed Jun 15, 2016, 01:23 PM

Jun 2016

Baby boomers are the majority right now with 69.8 million voters. There are 69.4 million millennials. Gen Xers are the middle ground. They swing both ways. But they are not the majority. There are more millennials than gen xers.

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Millennials are almost the largest voting bloc. [View all] ThinkCritically Jun 2016 OP

Non-Millennials are the vast majority of voters. nt onehandle Jun 2016 #1

A fact that is conveniently ignored. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #4

Gen Xers are the age group separating us and they swing both ways. ThinkCritically Jun 2016 #5

Yeah we do. *overt winking* BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #28

Not only are they the vast majority, they're also the group that is MORE LIKELY to vote n/t SFnomad Jun 2016 #37

and once again Gen-X is invisible nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #2

+1 CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #13

Thank you for a voice of reason. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #27

+1 Tyktak Jun 2016 #66

story of our lives. nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #67

Nope. It's simply due to positioning Scootaloo Jun 2016 #79

Yeah I am part of the 79-83 cohort Tyktak Jun 2016 #94

Ain't it the truth? nt Codeine Jun 2016 #83

69 million is not a majority in a country with ~240 million voting age individuals. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #3

They will be a majority. ThinkCritically Jun 2016 #8

You might want to look up the word "majority". TwilightZone Jun 2016 #14

Well, when you are the biggest voting bloc.... ThinkCritically Jun 2016 #16

That's not a majority unless there are only two blocs. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #20

you are missing the point swhisper1 Jun 2016 #38

I'm not missing the point at all. I'm pointing out that "majority" isn't remotely true. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #40

I don't you know what majority means. Dawgs Jun 2016 #15

Majority means over 50%. athena Jun 2016 #34

Skipped math class? nt Codeine Jun 2016 #84

start voting, we can use the help making changes Fresh_Start Jun 2016 #6

I vote. ThinkCritically Jun 2016 #12

Thats great Fresh_Start Jun 2016 #17

No I won't admit that because it's not true. ThinkCritically Jun 2016 #19

you are welcome to your own opinion but not your own facts Fresh_Start Jun 2016 #22

Oh cool, an old graph that means nothing in 2016. ThinkCritically Jun 2016 #32

Do you have any reason to believe that a majority will vote in 2016? NobodyHere Jun 2016 #56

It IS true and has mostly always been so jzodda Jun 2016 #30

You're pretty much wrong about everything, aren't you? nt Codeine Jun 2016 #85

no, they turned out for Obama swhisper1 Jun 2016 #39

less than 50% turned out for obama in 2008 Fresh_Start Jun 2016 #48

makes you wonder DustyJoe Jun 2016 #45

I wish they'd bother to vote in the mid-terms Auggie Jun 2016 #7

Yup La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #10

Or at all, judging by this primary cycle. nt auntpurl Jun 2016 #11

They'll eventually become more reliable voters, and they'll still be "Millenials", but ... NurseJackie Jun 2016 #24

As a baby boomer who lived through the 80's, your description does not match my memories. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #9

You mean back in the 1930's? ThinkCritically Jun 2016 #25

The recession was devastating for all people La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #18

Millenials didn't have anything to fall back on. ThinkCritically Jun 2016 #23

And you think people with kids losing their houses was less unfortunate? La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #31

Give me a break. ThinkCritically Jun 2016 #41

No, you really sound as though you don't get how painful it was for other people La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #43

I'm a millennial who voted and went against hill supporters misguided ThinkCritically Jun 2016 #44

I'm arrogant because I point out that you are not the only La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #60

Many millennials are struggling to care for their children. Ash_F Jun 2016 #81

So what do you do for a living? Degree in? snooper2 Jun 2016 #46

Business ThinkCritically Jun 2016 #51

Hillary and Bill made out like bandits during the recession Fumesucker Jun 2016 #26

Yes, people with exceptional skills continued to do well La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #29

"Plurality". (nt) w4rma Jun 2016 #21

Gen X here GummyBearz Jun 2016 #33

I'm right on the cusp of being a gen x... ThinkCritically Jun 2016 #36

Voting blocks only matter when a majority of the block votes Txbluedog Jun 2016 #35

Millennials are almost the largest voting bloc. workinclasszero Jun 2016 #42

Women are the largest voting demographic arely staircase Jun 2016 #47

The thing that you don't get is that 20-somethings don't stay 20-something forever Tarc Jun 2016 #49

Hate to break it to ya... ThinkCritically Jun 2016 #52

Sanders takes 18-29, and they generally split the 30s-50s Tarc Jun 2016 #55

As if there isn't a huge cultural chasm between someone 35 (an old millennial) and someone MillennialDem Jun 2016 #70

They're only a voting bloc if they vote, and that means in the midterms too. Hekate Jun 2016 #50

How about not blaming voters... ThinkCritically Jun 2016 #53

It's the job of citizens to inform themselves, speak up, and get their own asses out to vote. Hekate Jun 2016 #72

My loved ones are my inspiration. I don't rely on politicians to get me off my ass and to the polls. LuvLoogie Jun 2016 #78

That's an absurd attitude. Codeine Jun 2016 #86

Young people don't vote... Sancho Jun 2016 #54

Actually you couldn't walk in anywhere and get a job. LisaM Jun 2016 #57

Boomer women especially couldn't walk into just any job. RandySF Jun 2016 #76

Tell me about it! LisaM Jun 2016 #95

Your young enough to start over my parents lost their retirement MattP Jun 2016 #58

People will vote, if given something to vote FOR! sadoldgirl Jun 2016 #59

I keep hearing this crap. Adrahil Jun 2016 #62

the truth is most probably don't even know who is running JI7 Jun 2016 #65

Do sanders didn't give them something to vote for ? because most young people did not vote JI7 Jun 2016 #64

Did you show up in 2010 and 2014? Darb Jun 2016 #61

I did ButterflyBlood Jun 2016 #73

Same here. Since 2002 when I turned 18. ThinkCritically Jun 2016 #75

Good, what about the rest? Darb Jun 2016 #89

Young wolves, show us your teeth. John Steinbeck K&R Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #63

You can see their teeth on their tumblr. Codeine Jun 2016 #87

Good. Now they just need to consistently go to the polls and actually vote. RBInMaine Jun 2016 #68

There are more like 80 million millennials. More of us than boomers. MillennialDem Jun 2016 #69

I realize it, and I'm counting on you. LWolf Jun 2016 #71

There won't be more "millenials" eligible to vote in four years. They are Gen Z. And they BreakfastClub Jun 2016 #74

Thanks. I'm glad to know I have such a cushy life. RandySF Jun 2016 #77

Yet you don't vote if you don't get your way, you don't vote in off year elections. upaloopa Jun 2016 #80

My hope is that you all don't lose your way madokie Jun 2016 #82

K&R and I'm a baby boomer! B Calm Jun 2016 #88

Please don't paint "baby boomers' with the same brush. 2banon Jun 2016 #90

My dad is the same way. ThinkCritically Jun 2016 #92

Keep pressing for change, espoused by Bernie? Absolutely! 2banon Jun 2016 #93

It doesn't help to have people that are eligible to vote if they don't vote. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #91