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Yes, this is undeniably a partisan endeavour.
by nilved 10y ago
Yes, this is undeniably a partisan endeavour.
- palakchokshi 10y agoI'm sorry are you saying that there are no student republicans? that's a very misinformed opinion if you believe that.
- echelon 10y agoNeither OP nor GP said that. They're pointing out the political distribution within the target demographic.
- palakchokshi 10y agoI'm sorry but the guy said it is definitely a partisan endeavor, which I don't think it is. It is merely an effort to educate young voters for the need to register to vote. This demographic has been historically known to have a low voter turnout with only 46% of eligible voters[1] having voted in 2012 election. [1]http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/05/16/millennials-match-baby-boomers-as-largest-generation-in-u-s-electorate-but-will-they-vote/ http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/05/16/millennials-...
- d0lph 10y agoYou know what they say, if you're not a liberal at 20, you have no heart, and if you're not a conservative by 50, you have no brains.
- 09bjb 10y agoI'll be stealing this one. Die-hard liberal at 20 but experience has pushed me irrevocably towards libertarianism.
- lintiness 10y agolibertarians are far more "liberal" than democrats.
- chillwaves 10y agoNever wished I could downvote before today. Not even the (ridiculous) content of the post, so much as.. this is your contribution to the discussion? Spare us.
- d0lph 10y agoI'm sorry it wasn't to your liking. My point was moreso that in the US at least there is a pronounced difference in political affiliation based on age. Notably, that is an old quote, it just seems interesting it holds up.
- jonathansizz 10y agoIn what way does it hold up? It's saying that a 20-year old conservative is necessarily heartless, and a 50-year old liberal is necessarily stupid. I don't see how either of these follows; I know plenty of young conservatives who care deeply about other people, and old liberals who are very smart. It's just a lazy meme.
- nilved 10y agoNo, I didn't say that and I don't believe that, but thank you for asking.
- johnnyn2o 10y agoHe said "skew", not exclusive. College students are more liberal b/c they're still stupid.