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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Thu Apr 21, 2016, 09:51 AM Apr 2016

Youth Turnout in New York Wasn't Much Different Than in 2008 (Revolution AWOL again)

Factlet of the Day: Youth Turnout in New York Wasn't Much Different Than in 2008
—By Kevin Drum | Wed Apr. 20, 2016 12:33 PM EDT

The turnout rate among all residents aged 18-29 was up from 9.8 percent to 11.5 percent. That's a nice increase, but as I recall, Obama didn't spend a whole lot of time in New York in 2008. When you take that into account, it's hard to see much evidence here of a massive surge in youth interest caused by the Bernie Sanders campaign.

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/04/factlet-day-youth-turnout-new-york-wasnt-much-different-2008

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Youth Turnout in New York Wasn't Much Different Than in 2008 (Revolution AWOL again) (Original Post) workinclasszero Apr 2016 OP

I still maintain that too many Sanderites celebrated 4/20 too early. nt IamMab Apr 2016 #1

And still are? workinclasszero Apr 2016 #8

Hey, I can't throw stones there. IamMab Apr 2016 #11

New York was AWESOME!!!! workinclasszero Apr 2016 #12

But 27,000 kids came to his rally. stopbush Apr 2016 #2

Sure rallies are fun workinclasszero Apr 2016 #3

Free pizza and music Stuckinthebush Apr 2016 #9

That's exactly why we don't do well in the mid-terms. Fla Dem Apr 2016 #4

Right the off year elections workinclasszero Apr 2016 #5

K&R! stonecutter357 Apr 2016 #6

K&R! DemonGoddess Apr 2016 #7

Totally agree workinclasszero Apr 2016 #10

Bernie Sanders was supported by a Cell Phone coalition liberal N proud Apr 2016 #13

IamMab

(1,359 posts)

1. I still maintain that too many Sanderites celebrated 4/20 too early. nt

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 09:53 AM

Apr 2016

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

8. And still are?

Reply to IamMab (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 10:20 AM

Apr 2016

IamMab

(1,359 posts)

11. Hey, I can't throw stones there.

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 10:35 AM

Apr 2016

Still sobering up myself.

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

12. New York was AWESOME!!!!

Reply to IamMab (Reply #11)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 10:38 AM

Apr 2016

I did some myself!

Oh and that other thing should be legal soon all over.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)

2. But 27,000 kids came to his rally.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 09:55 AM

Apr 2016

What's that? The NYPD says it was more like 11,000?

But, 50,000 kids came to his rally!

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

3. Sure rallies are fun

Reply to stopbush (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 10:00 AM

Apr 2016

You can probably score a free t-shirt, bumper stickers, lawn signs, listen to live bands whatever

Going to vote though is....kinda like work...yawn

Stuckinthebush

(10,845 posts)

9. Free pizza and music

Reply to stopbush (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 10:21 AM

Apr 2016

It'll get em every time!

Fla Dem

(23,677 posts)

4. That's exactly why we don't do well in the mid-terms.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 10:01 AM

Apr 2016

All these "young" (but I also think Bernie has a fair amount of older voters as well) and new voters that gravitated to Bernie's campaign, are much like the ones who glammed on to Obama in 2008. They love the big rallies, but that doesn't translate in to being active for the mid-terms. It's just not exciting enough.