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2016 Postmortem

Garrett78

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6. The 18-24 group tends to not have yet developed party loyality.

Reply to forjusticethunders (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 01:21 PM

Dec 2016

And they more easily buy into the notion that the 2 major parties are essentially the same, as LLP points out. Because millennials are such a large bloc at this time, some have gotten the impression that party loyalty is declining, but that isn't really the case. Plus, many fail to understand that the vast majority of "independents" are actually party loyalists (even more so than partisans were 40 years ago) who just like to call themselves "independent" (this is backed up by numerous studies).

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What Centering The White Working Class Would Mean For Democrats [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 OP

Yep, definitely worth reading. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #1

also and this might sound like a terribly dismal thing to say, but if we depend on the youth vote La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #2

Yeah that's a huge problem forjusticethunders Dec 2016 #5

The 18-24 group tends to not have yet developed party loyality. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #6

Yes, we should give the youth vote a floor and anything above that is gravy ... but depending on... uponit7771 Dec 2016 #9

+1, even working class whites will admit they have it better than working class blacks and Latinos uponit7771 Dec 2016 #8

Directions to a Train Wreck FreakinDJ Dec 2016 #3

"as long as those elites seem to oppose minority interests". yep. nt LexVegas Dec 2016 #4

+1, "The party should instead focus on opposing voter suppression and gerrymandering " uponit7771 Dec 2016 #7

To ignore then entire middle of the country is STUPID. This is a deeply flawed argument! Here's why: RBInMaine Dec 2016 #10

While I agree with some elements of the OP, your last point is on point... Yurovsky Dec 2016 #11

And among those for whom the economy is the top issue, Clinton won. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #12

Yes. Your last sentence in particular is important. kcr Dec 2016 #14

Yep. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #15

the post never said to ignore. said don't center your policy stances around this La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #13

K&R betsuni Dec 2016 #16