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bluestateguy

(44,173 posts) Tue Feb 3, 2015, 06:43 PM Feb 2015

I know how Democrats can win back elderly voters

Be the pro-vaccine party.

Older folks are overwhelmingly pro-vaccine. They remember the world before vaccines.

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I know how Democrats can win back elderly voters (Original Post) bluestateguy Feb 2015 OP

We remember a lot more than that. Autumn Feb 2015 #1

Ha, ha, ha, ha. n/t kickysnana Feb 2015 #2

Oh, this elderly voter needs a LOT more than "vaccines" in order to be enthusiastic djean111 Feb 2015 #3

"vaccines" are not even on my radar, I get my flu shots every year. Other than that Autumn Feb 2015 #4

I don't think vaccines will be a major campaign issue (nt) bigwillq Feb 2015 #5

I suspect that most all the people will care less than half as much you expect and TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #6

The elderly already got their children vaccinated. cwydro Feb 2015 #7

Autumn

(45,120 posts)

1. We remember a lot more than that.

Reply to bluestateguy (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2015, 06:46 PM

Feb 2015

kickysnana

(3,908 posts)

2. Ha, ha, ha, ha. n/t

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Tue Feb 3, 2015, 06:50 PM

Feb 2015

djean111

(14,255 posts)

3. Oh, this elderly voter needs a LOT more than "vaccines" in order to be enthusiastic

Reply to bluestateguy (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2015, 06:52 PM

Feb 2015

about a Dem candidate. I would venture to say this is not a real big vote-getter.
I want to know about Social Security, jobs for younger people, help with college costs, help with college loans - infrastructure, and war. The TTP and TTIP and other "trade" agreements. Being pro-vaccine would not balance out any stance on those issues that I do not care for. Neither would gender.

Autumn

(45,120 posts)

4. "vaccines" are not even on my radar, I get my flu shots every year. Other than that

Reply to djean111 (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 3, 2015, 07:01 PM

Feb 2015

I don't get excited about them. Don't think it will excite other old people either.

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)

5. I don't think vaccines will be a major campaign issue (nt)

Reply to bluestateguy (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2015, 07:35 PM

Feb 2015

TheKentuckian

(25,029 posts)

6. I suspect that most all the people will care less than half as much you expect and

Reply to bluestateguy (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2015, 08:32 PM

Feb 2015

one hundred percent less than you probably hope as well as a thousand percent less than not willfully muddying the waters on Social Security supposedly in some 11 dimensional hyper chess move to prove the Republicans once and for all as full of shit obstructionists or some such inane nonsensical fibs.

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

7. The elderly already got their children vaccinated.

Reply to bluestateguy (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2015, 08:34 PM

Feb 2015

My mom, who is 88, thinks the whole anti-vax thing is so stupid that she pays it no mind at all.

She is a Dem.

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