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2016 Postmortem

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9. young voters have left the building

Sat Jun 23, 2012, 07:27 PM

Jun 2012

Obama used to have a 30 point lead among youth. And we didn't turn out to vote in 2010 after he mandated us to buy unaffordable bad insurance.

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National Poll: Obama leads 50-37 among 18-29 year olds [View all] WI_DEM Jun 2012 OP

Now, Turbineguy Jun 2012 #1

50 is too low. Maybe the student loan fight will help. n/t Dawgs Jun 2012 #3

Too bad they don't vote in big numbers. polichick Jun 2012 #4

My Poll - Please vote for either Obama or Romney in this poll BEAU1943 Jun 2012 #5

But will they vote? Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #6

Underperformance CobaltBlue Jun 2012 #8

young voters have left the building watchdogg Jun 2012 #9

Federal version of Hope Scholarship or Free Education would get their vote. Individualism Jun 2012 #10

I'm one of them. And I am voting... Comrade_McKenzie Jun 2012 #11

Some young voters will inevitably be fooled Rosanna Lopez Jun 2012 #12