Thanks to Obama, Fewer Young Voters See Themselves as Democrats

Thanks to Obama, Fewer Young Voters See Themselves as Democrats Scotty Starnes | September 3, 2010 at 4:30 PM | Tags: Barack Obama, college voters, Democratic Party, Democrats, hope and change, House, liberals, Obama, Pew Research, President Obama, recession, Republicans, Senate, young voters | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-2wF

That hope sure did change fast. I'd like to thank all the liberals, and few Republicans, who were filled with white guilt and voted for a man they knew nothing about. In a 20 month time span, Obama has everyone running away from the Democratic party, their ideologies and his hope-change mantra.

The New York Times reports:

The college vote is up for grabs this year — to an extent that would have seemed unlikely two years ago, when a generation of young people seemed to swoon over Barack Obama.

Though many students are liberals on social issues, the economic reality of a weak job market has taken a toll on their loyalties: far fewer 18- to 29-year-olds now identify themselves as Democrats compared with 2008.

"Is the recession, which is hitting young people very hard, doing lasting or permanent damage to what looked like a good Democratic advantage with this age group?" asked Scott Keeter, the director of survey research at the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan group. "The jury is still out."

How and whether millions of college students vote will help determine if Republicans win enough seats to retake the House or Senate, overturning the balance of power on Capitol Hill, and with it, Mr. Obama's agenda. If students tune out and stay home it will also carry a profound message for American society about a generation that seemed so ready, so recently, to grab national politics by the lapels and shake.

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