The right would have voted for a lump of coal vs Obama after foaming at the mouth for the past four years at Obama. Romney is kind of proof of that since he was the pick of the primaries.
It's not a get out the vote problem, it's just that the old population is slowly dying off and they can only brainwash their young to a certain level when information flows so freely today.
I am disappointed there is only a 2.5% difference in the popular vote when Bush was only 4 years ago but people have tiny memories and change happens slowly. Values like anti-gay, anti-birthcontrol, etc. etc. etc. aren't going to fly with most voters under 25 unless they are raised in a very conservative environment and are never exposed to the rest of the world outside their home.
As if the young population won't age and replace them? Believe me, age, responsibility, and having kids changes your outlook. When I was 25 and didn't know anything, I was pretty liberal too. I voted for Jesse Jackson once. And I supported Romney this year, even though he wasn't conservative enough for me, he was better than the alternative.
As if the young population won't age and replace them?
No, I don't think young people with openly gay friends and coworkers are going to decide 10 years from now that they really should be shunned by society. And if you're thinking at all rationally about marijuana, you'll recognize that the greatest danger it represents to your kids is them being arrested over it.
The GOP is seemingly going out of their way to make sure that nobody under 30 even considers voting for them, except for the strongly religious. Which as a fiscal conservative I find quite frustrating.
It's not a get out the vote problem, it's just that the old population is slowly dying off and they can only brainwash their young to a certain level when information flows so freely today.
I am disappointed there is only a 2.5% difference in the popular vote when Bush was only 4 years ago but people have tiny memories and change happens slowly. Values like anti-gay, anti-birthcontrol, etc. etc. etc. aren't going to fly with most voters under 25 unless they are raised in a very conservative environment and are never exposed to the rest of the world outside their home.