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Writer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 12:48 AM
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Poll question: How do Boomers and Gen X'ers feel about the prez?
I know there are more than Boomers and Gen X'ers on DU, but I'm curious about the political perspectives of these two generations particularly.

So... Boomers and X'ers, how do you feel about the prez?
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lbrtbell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 03:29 AM
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1. K&R - n/t
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 09:26 AM
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2. I thought there were more Gen-Xers than boomers here......
but then I thought Obama was Japanese.....


mark
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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 10:35 AM
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5. They're all still in bed :P
Edited on Sun Jan-24-10 10:35 AM by GCP
:P
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 10:39 AM
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6. Ha! I get woken up every morning by 7am by my 4 and 5 year olds.
When I get to be 60, I want to sleep in on the weekends again.
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 11:26 AM
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10. I'm 62, retired almost 3 years. I got up at 5:30 this morning.
Of course, I went back to bed about 2 hours ago, along with my wife, the dog and the cat.



mark
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 04:49 PM
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24. If that's your goal,
when you're in your 60s, DON'T GET A PUPPY. (Speaking from experience.)
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a la izquierda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 10:35 PM
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29. I'm barely an X'er (actually, I think I'm too early)...
I was born in '77...but I'm up every day at 530am.
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-25-10 09:59 AM
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33. No, you are. The age ranges are from 1961 to 1981.
Welcome to the club.
I was born in '75.
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-25-10 02:48 AM
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32. i think there are a lot more boomers based on previous polls
asking about age. i was surprised since i assumed it's an internet poll most would be younger. but it's been done a few times and i think there were a lot more boomers than others.
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 10:27 AM
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3. Boomer here. None of your categories match my view. From the beginning, I have
expected Obama to attempt to reconstruct the political center in the US, while under constant and enormous pressure to conform to existing establishment views. I think it is OUR responsibility to craft meaningful grassroots organizations that can apply counter-pressure to the Executive and Legislature, to obtain our goals. If we fail to do so, then ordinary political realities guarantee we lose -- and that's not Obama's fault; it's just the way things are
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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 10:34 AM
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4. How about - 'I'm a Boomer, and I'm pissed off" as a choice?
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Hepburn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 12:32 PM
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14. See my reply below....
...my thoughts exactly. :hi:
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MissDeeds Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 02:08 PM
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16. This Boomer agrees
:argh:
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 10:39 AM
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7. As a 34 year old, I generally like the President but want him to be more forceful
on certain things.
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Bluenorthwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 10:54 AM
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8. What are the cut off dates again?
Is Obama himself a Boomer or Xer? I'm a few months older than he is. Is there an official ruling on who's which?
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 01:25 PM
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15. He is an in-betweener. Part of Generation Jones.
Edited on Sun Jan-24-10 01:26 PM by Jennicut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Jones
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 11:38 PM
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31. he's a baby. anyone younger than me is a baby.
:P
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DailyGrind51 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 11:07 AM
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9. I am an FDR/JFK/semi-LBJ Democrat who views BHO as an underachiever.
"Bush-lite"
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tallahasseedem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 11:33 AM
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11. I'm a 34 year old X'er...
and I'm satisfied. I have patience and understand that he can't undo eight years of crap in one year.
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wackywaggin Donating Member (243 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 11:40 AM
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12. I'm 45 and in between

the boomers and the x-ers.The boomers screwed us by getting taking all the good jobs for themselves. and the x-ers screw us by saying that they are the future. People between 40-46 get stuck in the middle and get screwed by both.
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Hepburn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 12:31 PM
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13. Pissed bommer...n/t
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reformist Donating Member (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 03:28 PM
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17. What about the old folks? :)
Shouldn't they be asked how they feel too?
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 04:04 PM
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18. Technically a boomer; born in 1960.
"Unsatisfied" is unsatisfyingly weak.

"Disgusted" is closer.
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timeforpeace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 04:06 PM
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19. 75% total less than satisfied? That's a lot.
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Kaleva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 04:43 PM
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21. Not really surprising for DU though. See the poll about St. Nick the day after X-Mas.
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JustABozoOnThisBus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 04:33 PM
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20. Boomer here, and I voted for Obama
thinking he would do something about health care and the wars.

Zero for two, so far.

Hey, any good democrats running for Prez in 2012?

:hi:
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PBS Poll-435 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 04:47 PM
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22. I find your age discrimination in conducting this poll appalling.
Gen 'Y' says :thumbsup:
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 04:48 PM
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23. I'm a Boomer, I like the president,
Edited on Sun Jan-24-10 04:52 PM by Blue_In_AK
but I wish he would be more forceful. I don't like the wishy-washy, "can't we all just get along," bend over backwards to be conciliatory BS.

I've been looking for some serious change for going on 45 years now, and I'm tired of waiting. Not much good has happened since the Civil Rights laws were passed.
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quiller4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 04:50 PM
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25. I'm a boomer born in 1951 and I'm very happy with the Prez
but less than thrilled with some in the Senate.
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Sebastian Doyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 05:28 PM
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26. How am I supposed to know how Gen X feels about the Prez?
You got Billy Idol's phone number or something? :evilgrin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7vmXGPz2Ik
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TexasObserver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 09:54 PM
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27. The ratio of those disappointed to those not is about the same.
Close to three times as many are less than satisfied compared to those who are satisfied, for both generations.
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depakid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 10:21 PM
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28. Which raises a curious point
Does their level of satisfaction/dissatisfaction reflect experiences, observations of- or lessons drawn with previous Democratic administrations?

It surely does in this GenX'rs case (as it does with other friends and colleagues from these two age demographics).
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TexasObserver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-25-10 02:55 PM
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34. I think so.
I can compare him to JFK, LBJ, Carter and Clinton.

Xers can only compare him to Clinton. The Xers are slightly more harsh than boomers in this survey, probably because we can compare him to more than Clinton.

Clinton certainly had a bad year his first year, but having Clinton was like having Joe Namath as your quarterback. Even when you were losing, you knew he could pull it out with a fantastic play.

President Obama does not seem to have that quality, although it could happen, I suppose.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 10:37 PM
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30. I'm a Boomer and I like Obama - his leadership, not so much
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-25-10 05:21 PM
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35. Gen Xer,,less than satisfied
but confident things can turn around for the better. I've been happy with the tone of the last half-week.
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