Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Now add one more factor: a new generation gap. Voters over the age of 50 are leaning increasingly Republican, according to recent polling —and that includes members of the giant baby boom generation between 50 and 64.
If these boomers want their social security checks, they need to not bite the hand that feeds them.
I've always thought the Boomers were such an overrated generation & I can't wait until they're too old to control the media so we can stop hearing about how awesome they are.
Exactly, lots of grey hair at those Tea Party conventions.
Some of them blindly followed the hippie/liberal trend of the 60's... now they're blindly voting GOP (against their own best wishes) like a bunch of cattle.
Democrats aren't in trouble though.
I have faith that the world is steadily moving in a more sane and balanced direction...
even if it takes a few switchbacks.
They have always been Republican since the Vietnam War ended. Who do you think elected Reagan, Bush I and Bush II? The generations following them are less Republican.
They have always been Republican since the Vietnam War ended. Who do you think elected Reagan, Bush I and Bush II? The generations following them are less Republican.
I don't think so. I've noticed younger people in Vermont are increasingly conservative. Probably because they're realizing that because of liberals, they have to leave the state to find much opportunity. And elsewhere the great disappointment obama has been for young voters will smarten up some younger people.
If these boomers want their social security checks, they need to not bite the hand that feeds them.
I've always thought the Boomers were such an overrated generation & I can't wait until they're too old to control the media so we can stop hearing about how awesome they are.
Someday your 'generation' will be thought of in the same way.
If you are a devoted fan of the media then I can understand your frustration.
As a Boomer who now understands the shortcomings of the media and the pitfalls of 'drinking that cup of Kool Aid' I don't care.
Politics will be with us as long as this nation exists. I hope some of us recall that we are individuals --that was the intent originally.
Perhaps they see that the Obama administration is trying to turn them into soylent green...or it could be that they like to keep the money they earned.
Exactly, lots of grey hair at those Tea Party conventions.
Some of them blindly followed the hippie/liberal trend of the 60's... now they're blindly voting GOP (against their own best wishes) like a bunch of cattle.
Democrats aren't in trouble though.
I have faith that the world is steadily moving in a more sane and balanced direction...
even if it takes a few switchbacks.
Yeah, the Donks made big strides with the death of grey haired Big Daddy Robert Byrd.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
