Report details how GOP lost young voters

[Vandalshandle]

I see no particular reason why Republicans should change their election stratagy. QUOTE] Because the Dems will beat our ass again?

Damnit, Jake, your on to us!

 

[JakeStarkey]

I am sure the Dems do not want us Pubs to change our strategy.

 

[Toro]

The Republicans haven't won a Presidential election without a Bush or a Nixon on the ticket since 1928.

Jeb 2016!

 

[Toro]

The best way to stop losing is to ignore any criticism, especially if it comes from within since those people are traitors, and just keep doing what you're doing, only harder.

 

[bendog]

ugh.

 

[Meathead]

Meathead, read 206 above.

Why would I care and what does that have to do with Bendog being a disingenuous airhead?

Hey, don't blame me cause you can't read and are a name calling arsehole. Take some effign personal responsibility.

You're far too stupid and disingenuous to be thin skinned. It's gotta be very stressful.

 

[JustSomeGuy]

I suppose the next several elections will be Dem. Like in the early part of the 20th century; the Dems had a hammerlock on Washington.

I give up. If the GOP can't figure out that it's not a good idea to alienate 55% of the electorate -- women -- what can one really say?

We seriously, seriously need a Libertarian second party, not this paean to authoritarianism that the GOP has become. All they can think about is controlling other people! Especially women.


We need a mind-your-own-damn-business party.

*face palm*

 

[depotoo]

I've not read through the thread, but it seems rather obvious. Young voters have traditionally, since the 60's, leaned to the left until they reach a certain age or certain milestones within their lives, as I see it. They then, with age, for the most part begin to swing back either toward the middle or to the right, depending on upbringing and life circumstance such as where they have been brought up, etc. Just my take on it.

 

[EriktheRed]

The Dem franchise is in such total shambles their only card is to try to make the GOP look unappealing. Obama and the Dems have given us the worst economy since FDR's Depression. We need clean, articulate Conservative candidates in '14 and '16 who will spell out exactly why our Neo-Socialist system is a total fail and why we can do better by embracing free market capitalism.

The American youth will find the concept of a better paying job massively appealing over the Dems "Food stamps in every pot and a non-working Green car in every garage"

Oh yeah, they haven't tried that tack before...

 

[Circe]

The best way to stop losing is to ignore any criticism, especially if it comes from within since those people are traitors, and just keep doing what you're doing, only harder.

[ Boy, they've been taking that advice.

 

[bendog]

I've not read through the thread, but it seems rather obvious. Young voters have traditionally, since the 60's, leaned to the left until they reach a certain age or certain milestones within their lives, as I see it. They then, with age, for the most part begin to swing back either toward the middle or to the right, depending on upbringing and life circumstance such as where they have been brought up, etc. Just my take on it.

the gop carried the youth vote in 1976 (barely) consistently until ... Slick in 1992

Election Polls -- Vote by Groups, 1968-1972 | Gallup Historical Trends

Demographics of How Groups Voted in the 1976 Presidential Election

Demographics of How Groups Voted in the 1980 Presidential Election

Demographics of How Groups Voted in the 1984 Presidential Election

Demographics of How Groups Voted in the 1988 Presidential Election

This is really bad news for the gop. Not for conservatism, but for the gop. The really bad news is that once a voter votes a couple of times, they tend to stick with the brand name until you have a game changer, like an FDR or Ronald Reagan. Nixon and Ford were social moderates. Nixon's economy in 72 was improving, and Ford was ... well I liked him. We were all stoned but we were happy to work when we could find it. (-:

 

[bendog]

The best way to stop losing is to ignore any criticism, especially if it comes from within since those people are traitors, and just keep doing what you're doing, only harder.

[ Boy, they've been taking that advice.

And me with my wife.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Toro's advice will merely mean reducing the GOP nationally to a minority party permanently.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The Republicans haven't won a Presidential election without a Bush or a Nixon on the ticket since 1928.

Jeb 2016!

Reagan

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[bendog]

Ok, I'm sure that wasn't intended as a joke.

 

[JakeStarkey]

The Republicans haven't won a Presidential election without a Bush or a Nixon on the ticket since 1928.

Jeb 2016!

Reagan

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Nixon was Eisenhower's Vice-President.

Bush the Elder was Reagan's Vice-President.

 

[rightwinger]

Young voters
Single women
Blacks
Gays
Teachers
Hispanics
Asians
Non-Christians
Union workers

Is there anyone the Republicans haven't driven off?

 

[Stephanie]

Well, the GOP has lost all the young women, and they vote more than the young men, so that's that, turn out the lights, the party's over.

So the GOP runs presidential candidates that commit multiple sex crimes, that want to abolish abortion, that want to stop birth control like it's 1929 (!!!), senatorial candidates plural that think rape is pretty cool, and GOP legislators that fantasize forcing women to undergo sexual manipulation with special invasive intravaginal sonogram devices that they hope will torture them into not having abortions after all. Boy, I'll bet that really turns on those GOP state legislators.

All this is as sexually creepy as anything I've ever seen in politics in my entire life, and that even includes Bill Clinton. The GOP HATES women.

And then they are surprised they've lost young women voters?? Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh.

The GOP is a party of sexual abusers. No woman of any age should have anything to do with them, IMO. I was a lifelong Republican till 2006, but I had to give them up entirely. I'm waiting for Libertarians or someone sane to come along, until then I've decided democracy is just indecent. R-rated.

another reformed Republican....and he made it up to 2006 then BAM SAW THE LIGHT

 

[Stephanie]

we are suppose to be impressed with this...a small gourp of college kids who are supposed to be young Republicans....they can become a Democrat in heartbeat..why aren't they?

 

[rightwinger]

we are suppose to be impressed with this...a small gourp of college kids who are supposed to be young Republicans....they can become a Democrat in heartbeat..why aren't they?

The future of your party......I wouldn't chase them away if I were you