Bernie Sanders

antiquie

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47. Are you talking about boomers?

Sun May 10, 2015, 08:51 AM

May 2015

We are still waiting for the silents and greatests to make space in the old folks homes for us.
I guess that is why Bernie and Hillary are running, because there isn't retirement space for them.

I'd been told DU was very ageist but I hadn't experienced it before this forum and this is the every last place I expected to find it.

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Turn a negative around [View all] aspirant May 2015 OP

Do the baby boomers currently not vote? Agschmid May 2015 #1

Sure they do aspirant May 2015 #2

I'd bet you'd get more by trying to increase the interest in young voters, more growth potential. Agschmid May 2015 #3

All voters are necessary aspirant May 2015 #4

Yes all voters are necessary... but just remember a lot of those baby boomer grandparents Agschmid May 2015 #5

But the more people vote.... daleanime May 2015 #6

Yes in general, not so true when it's broken down by age groups. Agschmid May 2015 #7

This is like aspirant May 2015 #9

I'm good with the 50-state strategy, that's just not what your OP said. Agschmid May 2015 #11

Just read between the lines aspirant May 2015 #14

The lines where you asked for an elders brigade to come out of the woodwork? Agschmid May 2015 #15

Which woodwork? aspirant May 2015 #18

When you let the "Baby Boomers" know aspirant May 2015 #8

I don't see 6 years as all that different. Agschmid May 2015 #10

Tell that aspirant May 2015 #16

That's not a nice looking trajectory on any account. delrem May 2015 #12

Pretty steep recent decline, interesting. Agschmid May 2015 #13

Reversing that decline is the only way to rid our country of the parasitical corporate tools. delrem May 2015 #20

40 years of outreach to young adults and what do we have for it? lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #77

When the younger voters vote, we do win. Agschmid May 2015 #78

And when they don't? lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #80

Post removed Post removed May 2015 #17

What if they look around the nursing home... MaggieD May 2015 #19

And what if they don't aspirant May 2015 #21

It's a joke MaggieD May 2015 #22

It's DU reality aspirant May 2015 #23

I'm skeptical MaggieD May 2015 #24

An unverifiable poll aspirant May 2015 #27

Maybe this is a bit more verifiable... Agschmid May 2015 #32

Another poll aspirant May 2015 #33

Are you in the Sanders Group aspirant May 2015 #34

No. Agschmid May 2015 #35

Do you believe the poll you cited aspirant May 2015 #36

That is NOT what it suggested. Agschmid May 2015 #37

How about this stuff in the poll aspirant May 2015 #38

Okay... Agschmid May 2015 #39

You stated "fit your narrative" so you define it aspirant May 2015 #40

You've gone off the deep end... Agschmid May 2015 #42

I enjoy swimming in the deep end, I'll let you wade in the shallow end aspirant May 2015 #46

You said a poll was unverifiable because it was from the Internet... Agschmid May 2015 #49

Show me where I said it was unverifiable aspirant May 2015 #56

Good it appears you get it now... Agschmid May 2015 #57

How do you get it aspirant May 2015 #60

I'm done... Agschmid May 2015 #61

I'm done aspirant May 2015 #64

FFS. Agschmid May 2015 #65

FFS aspirant May 2015 #67

I have we clearly don't get each other. Agschmid May 2015 #68

As long as that side aspirant May 2015 #70

No misdirection a just not ignoring the challenges we will face. Agschmid May 2015 #71

My OP and posts are about the farthest you can get aspirant May 2015 #72

This message was self-deleted by its author A-Schwarzenegger May 2015 #79

yeah lol A-Schwarzenegger May 2015 #26

Like I said.... MaggieD May 2015 #28

Just trying to be delicately helpful A-Schwarzenegger May 2015 #29

Okay - thanks MaggieD May 2015 #30

Yer welcome. A-Schwarzenegger May 2015 #31

Are you talking about boomers? antiquie May 2015 #47

Who here is ageist? Agschmid May 2015 #73

Republicans want to eliminate Social Security.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #25

Maybe I am not the typical Baby Boomer RoccoR5955 May 2015 #41

This! Agschmid May 2015 #43

So... aspirant May 2015 #48

Some boomers' grandchildren are not yet old enough to vote. RoccoR5955 May 2015 #58

So it seems nationally, not just Ulster County, aspirant May 2015 #62

Yeah, like some folks have to reach age 18! RoccoR5955 May 2015 #63

And the ones who are 18 and older, aspirant May 2015 #66

believe me, many of us do! n/t RoccoR5955 May 2015 #75

Just igore them or tell them, it's great to have two old people sabrina 1 May 2015 #44

Sabrini aspirant May 2015 #52

I don't think we need to even address their attempted smears. MAKE THEM TALK ABOUT sabrina 1 May 2015 #53

Sabrina you are correct of course... Agschmid May 2015 #54

Thank you, this is definitely not a winning issue for them. IF we simply take it and tell the sabrina 1 May 2015 #55

Ignoring is not always the solution aspirant May 2015 #69

I'm saying, in this particular case where Democrats supposedly, are sabrina 1 May 2015 #76

Spite and Revenge? Poor motivation. antiquie May 2015 #45

The negatives are the claims aspirant May 2015 #50

No thanks, you've insulted me enough for Mother's Day. antiquie May 2015 #51

I'm a boomer aspirant May 2015 #59

Please don't leave. We need everyone in this struggle to get Bernie elected. L0oniX May 2015 #74

Bernie has experience - TBF May 2015 #81