#union #iww #ows #p2 #tlot #tcot Youth Vote Gap Suggests Republicans Risk Losing An 'Entire Generation' To Democrats http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/12/youth-vote-gap-republican_n_2100155.html Heading into the 2012 election, Republicans were convinced young voters under the age of 30 were no longer in President Barack Obama's corner, and they'd likely abandon him at the ballot box or simply not show up on Nov. 6. Considering Bureau of Labor Statistics data show young people have consistently held an unemployment rate as high as 10 percent, higher than other adult age groups since 2009, Mitt Romney gambled on making gains with the youth vote by simply talking about the economy and promising to get Americans back to work. Instead, voters ages 18 to 29 — who made up 19 perc…
#union #iww #ows #p2 #tlot #tcot Youth Vote Gap Suggests Republicans Risk Losing An 'Entire Generation' To Democrats http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/12/youth-vote-gap-republican_n_2100155.html Heading into the 2012 election, Republicans were convinced young voters under the age of 30 were no longer in President Barack Obama's corner, and they'd likely abandon him at the ballot box or simply not show up on Nov. 6. Considering Bureau of Labor Statistics data show young people have consistently held an unemployment rate as high as 10 percent, higher than other adult age groups since 2009, Mitt Romney gambled on making gains with the youth vote by simply talking about the economy and promising to get Americans back to work. Instead, voters ages 18 to 29 — who made up 19 perc…http://www.twitpic.com/bdkhay