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2016 Postmortem

noel711

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2. As 'seniors' tell me...

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Original post)

Thu Jul 26, 2012, 03:21 PM

Jul 2012

They say they 'relate' to Romney,
they think he understands them,
that he's lived like they have, (yeah, right..)
shares their values...
they are sadly deluded.
The truth? He looks like their view of a president.
He looks 'presidential..'
i.e... he looks white.

Sad but true.

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Seniors prefer Romney but he is going to take away their benefits [View all] Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 OP

Like my Dad. no_hypocrisy Jul 2012 #1

As 'seniors' tell me... noel711 Jul 2012 #2

they won't be saying that when Medicare goes bye byes Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #5

He DOES share their values doohnibor Jul 2012 #6

Voting Republican in general is like following Cheney's advice: Turbineguy Jul 2012 #3

Racism Among Whites Concentrates Towards The Higher Age Brackets, Ma'am The Magistrate Jul 2012 #4

Exactly! n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #26

Peace & love? Pauldg47 Jul 2012 #7

you are right, the same guys were protesting and burning flags in the 60s Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #9

Generalizations are not always accurate. jehop61 Jul 2012 #8

I think the OP is not refering to the 38%. JoePhilly Jul 2012 #10

There are a large number of seniors on DU. murielm99 Jul 2012 #11

No, no Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #12

Your right Rosa... Pauldg47 Jul 2012 #20

I am a senior over 65 RebelOne Jul 2012 #16

the republican leaners Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #18

Not this senior newfie11 Jul 2012 #13

Rmoney is going to step into it and say what he really thinks about getting rid of medicare and kimbutgar Jul 2012 #14

It will likely happen during the debates. ancianita Jul 2012 #15

Weird.. because every time I see an Obama or Dem event, it's mostly seniors. progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #17

but Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #19

Except for the fact that I don't want that bozo as President, I say the srs. who vote for him... progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #21

sad Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #22

I guess that some of them think that what Romney plans on doing Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2012 #23

Many of them will be too old to fight back Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #24

Hopefully Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2012 #25

Attitude replacement therapy! You are not grandfathered into anything! If you brewens Jul 2012 #27

They think of him as the "status quo" candidate... polichick Jul 2012 #28