Who Will Rock the Youth Vote?

[Pendragon_6]

By Salena Zito
Sunday, October 2, 2005

Most analysts will concede that the Democratic Party's decline began the day it lost the middle class. With that traditional voting bloc gone, so went its low-hanging fruit -- genetically engineered youth who vote as their parents do. The Reagan Revolution was the bloodless coup credited with this middle class body-snatching.

Reagan spoke with a clarity of purpose that won the hearts of Middle America and her young people. To the 20-something voters of that era, he began a relationship with the conservative cause that became a seminal moment for the Republican Party.

Last year's Bush-Cheney ticket continued the Reagan legacy of embracing those 20-somethings. But Republicans do not own young voters, not by a long shot. In many ways, most of America still identifies young people with the Democratic Party.

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[Naturalized-Texan]

George W. Bush made huge inroads into the youth vote in 2004. I think that trend will continue.

[ErikTheRed]

I think the Republican Party can expect many more young voters. Maybe it's because of the 2004 election but I've seen quite a few "W" stickers in the rear windows of high school girls' cars that have a soccerball or volleyball window sticker next to them. I live in a rural farming community with a population of about 5,000 and as I can see it, the population from kids to retirees is dominantly Republican.

[Wyatt_Junker]

What if I choose another genre? Say, improvisational jazz-the-vote or new age it? Rap the frikkin vote like P. Diddle himself. Vote or DIE!!! Vote or bite the blue cyanide capsule.

Or that other lefty tactic. I misremember the website. Vote for Kerry and you get access to a team of second rate whores. Vote for sex. Vote to get your lawn mowed.

Vote for an X-Box. Vote for a yo yo. Vote for a Tommy Hilfiger polo shirt.

Anything but voting just for democracy. For 'Crats you have to use threats or bribery.

Too boring and shit.

[Teenager]

I totally rock the youth movement....

Or is it suppose to be the other way around?:question:


The republicans totally rock me!

:D

[PrezLeefun]

ditto on that Teen. However the youth in this nationn falls deeply into liberal propoganda e.g. MTV.

[Conserv_Atticus]

ditto on that Teen. However the youth in this nationn falls deeply into liberal propoganda e.g. MTV.


You are oh so right Prez! I'm sorry to say but scores and scores of my teenage counter-parts think Hillary is a great choice for a president.... I try to tell them that if you want to elect a true murderer into office feel free too. In which they reply with "Bush is the murderer! He killed tons of innocent people!" ....... its times like this, where i wish we weren't in school, so i could give them a well needed blow to the face from my right fist.:djd:

[Eagle1]

you can rest securely in the knowledge that all those libs teens are too apathetic to vote

and even if they wanted to vote, they just sit around and smoke pot, and miss the poll times

of course there will always be the few crazy activists, but they realize whats up when they get a job, if they get a job

[Taylor]

Nobody will rock the youth vote. Why? The reason is simple. Kids 18 to 24 are too lazy to vote just like they're too lazy to work. They're more interested in playing video games than working or voting.