2016 Postmortem

Fumesucker

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22. This year, Millennials will overtake Baby Boomers

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 08:02 AM

Oct 2015

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/01/16/this-year-millennials-will-overtake-baby-boomers/

This year, the “Millennial” generation is projected to surpass the outsized Baby Boom generation as the nation’s largest living generation, according to the population projections released by the U.S. Census Bureau last month. Millennials (whom we define as between ages 18 to 34 in 2015) are projected to number 75.3 million, surpassing the projected 74.9 million Boomers (ages 51 to 69). The Gen X population (ages 35 to 50 in 2015) is projected to outnumber the Boomers by 2028.

The Millennial generation continues to grow as young immigrants expand their ranks. Boomers – a generation defined by the boom in U.S. births following World War II — are older and shrinking in size as the number of deaths exceed the number of older immigrants arriving in the country.

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Millenials are the key to Democratic success, and overwhelmingly, they want Bernie [View all] Bubzer Oct 2015 OP

I can't see the younger people wanting to vote for the Status Quo that has so screwed them Hydra Oct 2015 #1

Nailed it ... "If no real change is presented, why expect support?" nt slipslidingaway Oct 2015 #2

They won't. Avalux Oct 2015 #40

Yes, they are pissed off about having their opportunities taken away from them and they liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #59

K&R - and it's not just Millenials who love Bernie 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #3

Great post! Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #34

Thank you. nt 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #41

Yes, I agree. Great post. azmom Oct 2015 #54

But! It's! Her! TURN! Scootaloo Oct 2015 #4

Just Like Last Time... 2007/2008 WillyT Oct 2015 #5

In the three hours I spent trying to register new voters... Duckfan Oct 2015 #6

Millennials (also known as the Millennial Generation[1] or Generation Y) jtuck004 Oct 2015 #10

From the Book PADemD Oct 2015 #12

I'm a millennial AJH032 Oct 2015 #7

But what does it mean? Duckfan Oct 2015 #8

It means they came of age around the year 2000 (the millenial) or later thesquanderer Oct 2015 #19

Remember Windows Millenial Edition? Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #66

Canadian Liberals just got a Landslide DESPITE POLLS!!! cprise Oct 2015 #9

No they didn't dsc Oct 2015 #17

Which poll was that? cprise Oct 2015 #47

the cbc poll tracker dsc Oct 2015 #48

IIRC it shifted right near the end, didn't show a majority result. cprise Oct 2015 #53

they were fairly close in percentages dsc Oct 2015 #58

Why the late, strong trend? People digging in to research candidates cprise Oct 2015 #63

And if millennials don't get their binky? LuvLoogie Oct 2015 #11

You sound like you need a binky. nt malokvale77 Oct 2015 #14

Or they just move back home and live off their parents. leftofcool Oct 2015 #29

Are you freaking kidding me? Our young azmom Oct 2015 #55

Hurling insults is totally the best way to get voters to support your cause. (nt) jeff47 Oct 2015 #31

If they don't vote for Clinton they'll go under the bus. arcane1 Oct 2015 #52

Nice disdain for a generation artislife Oct 2015 #37

Then you don't get their votey. Jester Messiah Oct 2015 #56

Sanders would make a great vice president uponit7771 Oct 2015 #13

My grandkids are certainly enthusiastic about Bernie. nt malokvale77 Oct 2015 #15

And overwhelmingly they are the least informed, least self-less of the electorate. nt kelliekat44 Oct 2015 #16

What is the basis for such a statement? stillwaiting Oct 2015 #21

Thats a GOP talking point. Bubzer Oct 2015 #23

I agree and also the least likely to vote. I work with many, many young people, most Tipperary Oct 2015 #25

Well, for their entire adult life, we've given them the choice between jeff47 Oct 2015 #32

You Don't know a thing about milleneals azmom Oct 2015 #57

I think I disagree that they are the least informed. I see all jwirr Oct 2015 #62

Bernie isnt going to win the nomination moobu2 Oct 2015 #18

While you've got your crystal ball out, mind getting winning lottary numbers as well? Bubzer Oct 2015 #24

I would think in these terms we need baby boomers treestar Oct 2015 #20

This year, Millennials will overtake Baby Boomers Fumesucker Oct 2015 #22

The baby boomers are more likely to vote. Tipperary Oct 2015 #26

I am the first of the Baby Boomers 1946 bkkyosemite Oct 2015 #27

Three baby boomers in our household and all 3 are Bernie supports and 1 "greatest generation" is in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #38

Nope. There are more millennials than boomers now. (nt) jeff47 Oct 2015 #33

Yep! 83.1 million millennials and 74 million boomers. Millennials support Bernie and are going in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #36

strange because the boomers did not necessarily replace themselves. treestar Oct 2015 #43

Yep. Both generations started out the same size jeff47 Oct 2015 #44

Polls are showing Robbins Oct 2015 #28

Short term thinking artislife Oct 2015 #39

Yes they do! My son, his girlfriend and everyone he knows on campus supports Bernie. Even his in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #30

The millenials in my area tend to be very excited about Bernie. Bubzer Oct 2015 #35

They are the key to our success but also the key to our midterm losses and any voting segment that Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #42

Minorities are the key to Democratic success. And we love Hillary. nt. LexVegas Oct 2015 #45

then get ready for Robbins Oct 2015 #50

Exactly. jwirr Oct 2015 #65

you sure are sure of yourself. There are all kinds of groups that can claim to be the key liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #61

As a millenial, if you're staking Bernie's chances of winning on us, it's over. StrongBad Oct 2015 #46

I hate these things that single out one group treestar Oct 2015 #49

Bernie's greatest achievement will be making it acceptable or OK to vote for someone like him randys1 Oct 2015 #51

I'm a Millenial for Hillary. Metric System Oct 2015 #60

And here I thought the "H" meant Hankerin for Bernie... Bubzer Oct 2015 #64