The 2008 election and people born between 1986 and 1990

Bombtrack

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Thu Dec-08-05 02:40 AM
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The 2008 election and people born between 1986 and 1990

do you think that this group of people who will be able to vote in a presidential election for the first time are or will be signifigantly more liberal and/or democratic than those born from 1982-1986 who had their first opportunity to vote in a presidential election in 04 ? Who by the way were already for Kerry by a good margin.

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renaissanceguy

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Thu Dec-08-05 02:41 AM
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1. I think you answered your own question. n/t

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tritsofme

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Thu Dec-08-05 02:43 AM
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2. I think that demographic will likely be less Democratic in 2008

Edited on Thu Dec-08-05 02:44 AM by tritsofme

with the likely absence of a fire-brand divisive figure like George Bush.

This far out it is impossible to make such judgements with any certainty however.

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RagingInMiami

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Thu Dec-08-05 03:04 AM
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3. I believe the next generation of youth

Is going to become the most politically active and progressive generations we've had since the 1960s.

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tritsofme

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Thu Dec-08-05 03:17 AM
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4. Not unless there's a draft.

Until it affects them, apathy will reign supreme.

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Zynx

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Thu Dec-08-05 08:30 AM
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6. Just remember what they became: the current 50-60 year old demographic

that tends to vote Republican and had embraced the corporate culture in a way unprecedented in modern history.

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RagingInMiami

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Thu Dec-08-05 01:03 PM
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8. I'm still trying to figure that one out

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AmericanDream

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Thu Dec-08-05 03:22 AM
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5. How exactly are you supposed to guess about that? Most young

people are more liberal than the populace in general... so, I guess yes. But there is also a growing Republican machine on campuses. We need data (surveys, polls, etc.) to analyze whether or not the next generation of Americans is going to be more democrat/liberal-leaning or not... it is hard to just guestimate on this one. I guess, time will tell...

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Jamison

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Thu Dec-08-05 09:38 AM
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7. The thing is to get them to the polls first.

This is the age demographic that votes the least of any age group.

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PistolSteve

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Thu Dec-08-05 01:06 PM
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9. Born in 1990 = You can vote?!?!?

Wow, I'm getting old :)

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Dhampir Kampf

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Thu Dec-08-05 04:22 PM
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10. Haha

2008
-1990
18

Math skilz.

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