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The baby boomers who were coming of age in the 60s will become the ones with the most political power in another 10 - 20 years. That was nearly 20 years ago.
by randallsquared 15y ago
The baby boomers who were coming of age in the 60s will become the ones with the most political power in another 10 - 20 years.
That was nearly 20 years ago. Clinton was the first boomer president, and Obama is on the cusp of being a GenXer.
- Alex3917 15y agoPeople are most likely to vote between age 55 and 74. The folks who were coming of age during the 60s are only just approaching 60 - 65 years old now. Similarly, the median age of a US senator is ~62, and 59 of the 435 congressman were born before 1943. The exact numbers are admittedly a little fuzzy, but it's clear that the baby boomers are still going to be replacing the older generation in significant numbers for at least another decade.
- rufugee 15y agoAgreed. I think he underestimates the willingness of people to submit to authority and to sacrifice logical thought for comfort and certainty. Our media and government are both increasingly sophisticated in their abilities to manipulate, coerce, and mislead, and our populace in increasingly willing to ask no hard questions for fear of shattering the daily comfort of the lives we are fed.