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I appreciate the focus on substance&issues. Our candidates deserve that respect and I appreciate it. JonLeibowitz Dec 2015 #1
I'd suggest you just toddle over to CNN and read it before you suggest its. Historic NY Dec 2015 #3
Ageism, how polite! And yes I read the article. I also noticed the parts you chose to post JonLeibowitz Dec 2015 #7
Lerl me guess. ur a Hillary supporter bjobotts Dec 2015 #19
now that's interesting. underthematrix Dec 2015 #2
Yes. If Bernie can get the young-adult vote out Hortensis Dec 2015 #40
that's a pretty big if... comradebillyboy Dec 2015 #66
Yes, but...! Let's hope for the best. Hortensis Dec 2015 #69
You wanna bet? this senior is voting Sanders Stargazer99 Dec 2015 #4
Me too! bkkyosemite Dec 2015 #14
In Iowa maybe but in MO seniors are voting Bernie bjobotts Dec 2015 #17
I'm a senior - Go Bernie. 840high Dec 2015 #26
You just proved the polls wrong, nice job. nt firebrand80 Dec 2015 #39
Several petition campaigns in Florida on the ground now, reporting many seniors for Sanders or Trump ViseGrip Dec 2015 #56
How many ways are there to cut up a person? Bonobo Dec 2015 #5
Divide and conquer. Rod Beauvex Dec 2015 #9
as well as some here DrDan Dec 2015 #37
Identity Politics ..... TheFarS1de Dec 2015 #68
Well that's awful as seniors will be voting against themselves and their grandchildren. ViseGrip Dec 2015 #6
...and younger voters aren't going for the SAMO of Hillary. Chan790 Dec 2015 #8
That was a terrible loss. Jean-Michel Basquiat a was brillant, gifted appalachiablue Dec 2015 #16
No he's not. SheilaT Dec 2015 #10
It's hard to fool seniors into believing in unicorns and rainbows lunamagica Dec 2015 #11
+1 Dawson Leery Dec 2015 #27
Policy versus Politics AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #64
This senior is a staunch Bernie supporter. Also a feminist williesgirl Dec 2015 #12
By history seniors votes, having big numbers in the voting group is a good thing for Hillary. Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #13
You would be incorrect, try again. Without voters younger than 44, we would have Pres. Romney JonLeibowitz Dec 2015 #18
Do you have proof there is not a larger percentage of older voters who votes? Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #20
That was not my assertion. I asserted that older voting blocs have in the past often voted GOP. n/t JonLeibowitz Dec 2015 #22
Yes they vote for GOP's also, believe it or not there are older voters who votes for Democratic Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #23
I know that. But a large older turnout, all other things the same, is bad for Democratic candidates. JonLeibowitz Dec 2015 #24
Republicans vote in larger percentages, Democrats have been turning Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #35
+1 treestar Dec 2015 #34
I was expected to vote in every election by my parents because Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #36
I cannot imagine not voting as well - it surprises me that we seem to have quite a few here DrDan Dec 2015 #38
I don't believe this bs...I believe in BS bkkyosemite Dec 2015 #15
Older voters actually get out and vote. murielm99 Dec 2015 #21
Without those younger voters (<44) we would have President Romney right now. JonLeibowitz Dec 2015 #25
I'm A Senior, My Husband Is, My Friends Are AND My Bernie Group ChiciB1 Dec 2015 #28
Seniors are more likely to be beneficiaries of the establishment and afraid of socialism AZ Progressive Dec 2015 #29
And many of us are also smart enough to know the difference... flor-de-jasmim Dec 2015 #30
I wish someone would ask Hillary Clinton her position on Chained-CPI Eric J in MN Dec 2015 #31
here Historic NY Dec 2015 #33
Thanks. I wish the page used the term "Chained CPI." Eric J in MN Dec 2015 #47
Mr Nay and I are seniors and we have a Bernie sign planted in our Nay Dec 2015 #32
My guess: seniors are less likely to seek independent media ReasonableToo Dec 2015 #41
This. ^^^^^^ LibDemAlways Dec 2015 #52
Good.. they know better Cha Dec 2015 #42
This senior is voting for Bernie. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #43
I'm surprised by how many DUers cant tell the difference between 64% and 100%. stevenleser Dec 2015 #50
It means I'm in the other 36% and all the seniors I know are in that group. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #55
Those who know him best. Nt NCTraveler Dec 2015 #44
I'm guessing it's the "Socialist" thing. A big negative for folks who lived through the Cold War. bklyncowgirl Dec 2015 #45
Senator Obama wasn't doing all that hot either. Perhaps abysmally bad is fairly accurate? nc4bo Dec 2015 #46
My 77 yo mom LWolf Dec 2015 #48
I'll be 72 next November and I don't support Clinton. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2015 #49
A lot of seniors know how much it hurts just to get out of bed in the morning. Atman Dec 2015 #51
Hillary Is NOT A Young Woman... Facts Are... CorporatistNation Dec 2015 #57
Well he has my vote. I will be 62 by the time the NY state primary Karma13612 Dec 2015 #53
Checking in here with another unscientific poll on one. SheilaT Dec 2015 #54
How old does one have to be to be considered as a senior? Thanks in advance for whomever answers. Hiraeth Dec 2015 #58
Another senior supporting Bernie Pastiche423 Dec 2015 #59
I'm 72 and I support O'Malley, but that doesn't make the poll wrong or right. DavidDvorkin Dec 2015 #60
There's a guy lives in my mom's building with a Bernie sticker on his car. cwydro Dec 2015 #61
Last June, the former head of the Vt AARP spoke karynnj Dec 2015 #62
You know, the bottom line is still a Dem winning the White House in 2016... CTyankee Dec 2015 #63
Us old farts with land lines vote in great numbers unlike comradebillyboy Dec 2015 #65
As an older person who supports Sanders, this puzzles me. Vinca Dec 2015 #67
When are you going to write an OP on the wonders of hillary? artislife Dec 2015 #70
So why is Hillary losing the youth vote? bluedigger Dec 2015 #71
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