Quote:Regarding the part in bold, that is precisely a very big part of why Obama won the first time.  He wasn't an "establishment" politician, was young and could speak very well.  The other big thing that he had going for him was his use of current (then) technology.  Social media was a huge way for him to garner the "young vote", and the "young vote" looked at him against John McCain.  Which one was "cooler"?  Which one was "more hip"?  They had a chance to "change history" and elect a black man to the Presidency.  That's all these young kids were looking at.  It was all about emotion and they were looking at it like another "American Idol" kind of vote.  It was not about policy at all, it was more about popularity.

 

I personally see many of those young kids, now getting to be adults with families and careers of their own regretting that decision, my own daughter included.

There are plenty of young people backing Bernie. I'm sure it's not a cooler or more hip factor.

But it doesn't matter... There isn't one candidate who falls into that category. Unless the GOP gets out of their circular firing squad with Trump in the middle, they will self destruct. The only saving grace is that the Dems don't have a viable candidate either.

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