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Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
10. I am young. Work. And have never missed an election.
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 08:36 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
It's too much like work. Even AOC recognized that in her comments after her Fox appearance. George II Mar 2020 #1
Millennials are Sanders' alleged base. What a huge miscalculation... brush Mar 2020 #56
He really believes he's the first and only one with an economic equality message and the reason betsuni Mar 2020 #61
Knowing, as we've seen in this thread, that the young do not rush to vote, his followers should question everything Mar 2020 #72
WTF Just_Vote_Dem Mar 2020 #2
Young people never vote. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #3
One would think, though, that these days with "Social media" they would know better question everything Mar 2020 #8
They should but they don't. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #14
Probably leave ideologies behind. question everything Mar 2020 #55
As soon Rebl2 Mar 2020 #44
Post removed Post removed Mar 2020 #4
Quit bashing young people. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #13
No. They just don't have experience to draw from when making their decisions. Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #17
ok, maybe we can just blame their parents AlexSFCA Mar 2020 #18
Don't you have kids? If you do, you would know that sometimes we teach our kids one thing... Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #21
I sure AlexSFCA Mar 2020 #24
Of course. Our kids are TAUGHT. There are a whole lotta kids out there that are not, though Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #26
By the time your kid can vote Loki Liesmith Mar 2020 #29
My kids went with dad and I for every vote. We are vocal in our house with politics and LizBeth Mar 2020 #41
I would bet everyone here with kids (or not) votes. n/t whathehell Mar 2020 #27
For sure. In fact, I talk to my daughter about all things politics. And she sees me voting. Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #34
I think that this is what happened in 1968 question everything Mar 2020 #54
oh what a load of NONSENSE Skittles Mar 2020 #30
LOL! Thank you. Chellee Mar 2020 #42
+infinity ismnotwasm Mar 2020 #43
Thank you, Skittles! Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #47
+100000000000 Celerity Mar 2020 #49
They've been accustomed to receiving Participation Trophies sop Mar 2020 #5
Once again, Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #15
but conservative youth votes AlexSFCA Mar 2020 #23
Not really. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #25
Thanks for standing up for younger people. PETRUS Mar 2020 #38
They're the Eloi defacto7 Mar 2020 #6
They love rallies.......so why don't they get in to the booth AND VOTE.?? a kennedy Mar 2020 #7
I guess we need to make voting more "exciting" for them whathehell Mar 2020 #28
Millennials volunteer at a higher rate than other generations; I think many of them feel that WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2020 #9
I am young. Work. And have never missed an election. Drunken Irishman Mar 2020 #10
It's all like, hard 'n stuff. Codeine Mar 2020 #11
No kidding JackSabbath Mar 2020 #46
Lotta people being assholes on this thread. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2020 #12
Yep jberryhill Mar 2020 #53
Bashing Will Not Bring them to Biden's Side! McKim Mar 2020 #16
What is said on posts should not matter.. kevink077 Mar 2020 #39
What's the "incentive"?! Beartracks Mar 2020 #19
They're too busy having fun. showblue22 Mar 2020 #20
Rallies are deceptive relayerbob Mar 2020 #22
Voting requires effort customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #31
It has nothing to do with Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #40
As a person born basically on the cusp of the Millennial/Gen Z divide Celerity Mar 2020 #57
It has sadly always been thus Politicub Mar 2020 #32
alas, they are behaving like all younger generations have Skittles Mar 2020 #33
Plenty of older cosplay-radicals informing them that it doesn't matter. Grokenstein Mar 2020 #35
Get them a secure phone app they will be all over it. Thomas Hurt Mar 2020 #36
Doughnuts? FFS. SMC22307 Mar 2020 #37
From my view, it's a vicious cycle Dopers_Greed Mar 2020 #45
Vietnam got that generation active. Seeing your friends go off to die wakes you up. Pobeka Mar 2020 #48
And yet many stayed home in 1968 question everything Mar 2020 #58
And how the age got lowered to 18, because treestar Mar 2020 #70
do keep in mind DonCoquixote Mar 2020 #50
A lot of them are college students and they cant rainy Mar 2020 #51
Civics classes were dropped before this cohort reached high school. polichick Mar 2020 #52
The youth love to come out and party at rallies, but they don't like to go into voting booths alone. zackymilly Mar 2020 #59
There's a difference between a "movement" and a "following" Yavin4 Mar 2020 #60
What are the actual age cohorts being specifically discussed here in the article? Celerity Mar 2020 #62
On election day 1996, the local paper searched for the "man in the street" opinions question everything Mar 2020 #73
Okay, but what does that have to do with my questions, which were of an empirical nature, not Celerity Mar 2020 #74
She should have been alive in the 1870s TheFarseer Mar 2020 #63
I don't know, but demographics will still be changing mvd Mar 2020 #64
sometimes.... quickesst Mar 2020 #65
They want change, but they want us to do it for them world wide wally Mar 2020 #66
Because it takes a lot of effort to come up with MyNameGoesHere Mar 2020 #67
They keep looking for the Vote button on Sander's twitter account but can't find it. Tercules Mar 2020 #68
I don't understand it treestar Mar 2020 #69
Me too. betsuni Mar 2020 #71
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