Young Americans Lean Left
According to a poll conducted by MTV, CBS, and the New York Times, youth support in the next presidential election is split almost evenly between Barack Obama (18%) and Hillary Clinton(17%).
If the election were held today, a majority of 17 to 29-year-olds (54 percent) say they’d vote for the Democratic candidate, while 32 percent would vote Republican. (Source)
Not so fast. What liberal pundits forget to tell you is that, young Americans are not as interested in politics as they make it seem. How else do you explain the 45% of the polled who said they were uninterested in any of the candidates? That’s higher than all the people who indicated support for Clinton, Obama, Giuliani, Thompson, and Romney combined.
Understandably, young people don’t trust the political landscape, and it’ll take more than some exciting statistics to win over their trust and solidarity.
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roman Says:
sad but true. but like you said, it’s hard to stay interested when both sides aren’t following through in their promises (both Obama, Clinton and most of the Democrats backed down immediately on setting up a timetable for Iraq). i think the key to getting people to listen is –for lack of a better word– BALLS. say something different from the other robots and stick to it. check out Ron Paul, a Republican candidate - while he’ll never win the primary, he’s saying some crazy shit that even the Democrats wouldn’t touch.
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who cares Says:
who cares, post something that we care about 4 a change
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Ivan Says:
Obama/Edwards 08
^ “yeah, that’s the ticket” - Coolio
;-D
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Anonymous Says:
“sad but true”
^u think? i guess but personally i’m fine with it. alot of young ppl (not all) are not informed enough to vote and dont care to get informed. i know u can’t stop the ill informed or uninformed from voting so i’m glad alot of them stop themselves by just not voting.
it would be nice if we lived in a world where the youth cared about tax increases, war, etc but majority of the youth live in their own world. its always been like that.
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Anonymous Says:
i know 25 and up isnt exactly young but if 30s the new 20s then it is kinda young 
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bxconnect Says:
clinton and obama.if they combine forces they might get in the white house.history in the making.unless al gore throws his hat in the ring.im gaining more and more respect for gore.
peace to rizoh.one love.
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Magno Says:
smh at young people.
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Darkpoet Says:
I’m 17 and I will be voting for Paul if he gets the Republican vote (highly unlikely) or runs as a third party candidate, or I’ll vote Obama. There’s no more Dems or Republicans, it’s all the same.
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Magno Says:
i will note vote for republicans in 08, thats for sure.
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sky Says:
i might vote republican depending whos on the ticket. i know i’m not voting for hillary and obama hasn’t impressed me yet.
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