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Young People Walking Away from Obama

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Hard to argue with a left-wing site pointing out Obama is losing youth support

Poll: Obama’s support among young voters slips | TPM2012

A poll released Monday shows that President Obama has shed much of the star power that electrified college campuses in 2008.

The poll from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) shows Obama leading Mitt Romney 52 percent to 35 percent among people aged 18 to 29 years old who are “extremely likely to vote.” (Being “extremely likely to vote” was CIRCLE’s likely voter screen.)

That’s a much smaller margin than the 34-point gap that separated Obama from Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) among the age group four years ago. It’s also a sharp dip in support: Obama claimed 66 percent of the age group in 2008. A poll from Pew Research Center on Monday showed Obama leading Romney among 18- to 29-year-olds by a comparable spread, 56 percent to 35 percent.

Peter Levine, director at CIRCLE, said Obama can overcome the decline but it could still be an ominous sign to his campaign.
 
Yep, not really a news flash there. He has less support across the board than he had in '08. Fortunately he has enough to beat Romney.
 
Fisher said:
Hard to argue with a left-wing site pointing out Obama is losing youth support

Poll: Obama’s support among young voters slips | TPM2012

A poll released Monday shows that President Obama has shed much of the star power that electrified college campuses in 2008.

The poll from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) shows Obama leading Mitt Romney 52 percent to 35 percent among people aged 18 to 29 years old who are “extremely likely to vote.” (Being “extremely likely to vote” was CIRCLE’s likely voter screen.)

That’s a much smaller margin than the 34-point gap that separated Obama from Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) among the age group four years ago. It’s also a sharp dip in support: Obama claimed 66 percent of the age group in 2008. A poll from Pew Research Center on Monday showed Obama leading Romney among 18- to 29-year-olds by a comparable spread, 56 percent to 35 percent.

Peter Levine, director at CIRCLE, said Obama can overcome the decline but it could still be an ominous sign to his campaign.
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Lack of support for Obama does not equate to growing support for Romney.
 
samsmart said:
Lack of support for Obama does not equate to growing support for Romney.
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In a tight race, it does. Not voting for Obama is voting for Romney.
 
Fisher said:
In a tight race, it does. Not voting for Obama is voting for Romney.
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No it isn't. It's not voting for anybody.

And you're forgetting those conservatives who won't vote for Romney either, and instead support Gary Johnson.

So all that means is that a tight race is a tight race.
 
samsmart said:
No it isn't. It's not voting for anybody.

And you're forgetting those conservatives who won't vote for Romney either, and instead support Gary Johnson.

So all that means is that a tight race is a tight race.
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It's a tight race? I thought Obama was virtually guaranteed a big win (or so I've been told).
 
X Factor said:
It's a tight race? I thought Obama was virtually guaranteed a big win (or so I've been told).
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Depends on who you ask.

sawyerloggingon tried to be me that Romney would win by a landslide. I didn't take it only because his definition of a "landslide victory" was far too vague.

sawyerloggingon said:
As a rule I no longer donate to this forum because it is run by and for libs but I bet you 10 donation bucks Romney wins in a landslide of historic proportions. Is it a bet?
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samsmart said:
Depends on who you ask.

sawyerloggingon tried to be me that Romney would win by a landslide. I didn't take it only because his definition of a "landslide victory" was far too vague.
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In other words: don't listen to enthusiasts.
 
samsmart said:
Depends on who you ask.

sawyerloggingon tried to be me that Romney would win by a landslide. I didn't take it only because his definition of a "landslide victory" was far too vague.
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Ok that made me laugh. A $10 bet doesn't exactly indicate a lot of confidence. FTR I'm not allowing myself to believe that Romney could win.
 
samsmart said:
Lack of support for Obama does not equate to growing support for Romney.
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Sure it does. if the ones who voted for him in 2008 stay home that is less votes he gets..........Another big key in 2008 was single women where Obama beat Romney by 19 points..............They are even now.
 
Navy Pride said:
Sure it does. if the ones who voted for him in 2008 stay home that is less votes he gets..........Another big key in 2008 was single women where Obama beat Romney by 19 points..............They are even now.
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No, it does not equate to support for Romney.

Those are votes that go uncounted.

Big difference.
 
samsmart said:
No it isn't. It's not voting for anybody.

And you're forgetting those conservatives who won't vote for Romney either, and instead support Gary Johnson.

So all that means is that a tight race is a tight race.
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Conservatives want Obama out before he destroys this country....We will do what it takes to accomplish that even if it means electting a moderate like Romney.
 
samsmart said:
No, it does not equate to support for Romney.

Those are votes that go uncounted.

Big difference.
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That went to Obama in 2008 and were part of his base..............
 
Navy Pride said:
Conservatives want Obama out before he destroys this country....We will do what it takes to accomplish that even if it means electting a moderate like Romney.
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Except for those who will vote for Gary Johnson.
 
Navy Pride said:
That went to Obama in 2008 and were part of his base..............
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Which still does not mean they support Romney.

If they truly supported Romney they would vote for Romney instead.

More likely, they are fed up with the two-party system and will instead focus their politics on volunteerism rather than look to governments to do what they want done.
 
Navy Pride said:
Conservatives want Obama out before he destroys this country....We will do what it takes to accomplish that even if it means electting a moderate like Romney.
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Both candidates are completely capable of "destroying the country"...as you put it. Neither deserve the presidency, in my humble opinion.
 
I guess "vote for the black man or you are a racist" schtick got old with the kiddies?
 
vendur said:
I guess "vote for the black man or you are a racist" schtick got old with the kiddies?
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I'd say the problem is more like...continuing to fight among ourselves over a system that is significantly broken and we, the voters, keep doing the same thing over and over "EXPECTING" different results...with decades of evidence that we're not doing our job as citizens.

Something's gotta give. It's either government...or the people. We all know government is an expert at taking and the people giving, but is that what we want our future to continue to be like.

Do people really believe that there is a single political person or faction that can, or is even willing to make the types of internal changes in government that will effectively force any and all government bodies, political parties and/or machines to surrender the types of powers that they currently utilize to perpetuate their ongoing departure from their role as "civil servants" in order to maintain their current course to that of a political dynasty that roughshod’s rule over 300,000,000 plus people?
 
Fisher said:
Hard to argue with a left-wing site pointing out Obama is losing youth support

Poll: Obama’s support among young voters slips | TPM2012

A poll released Monday shows that President Obama has shed much of the star power that electrified college campuses in 2008.

The poll from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) shows Obama leading Mitt Romney 52 percent to 35 percent among people aged 18 to 29 years old who are “extremely likely to vote.” (Being “extremely likely to vote” was CIRCLE’s likely voter screen.)

That’s a much smaller margin than the 34-point gap that separated Obama from Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) among the age group four years ago. It’s also a sharp dip in support: Obama claimed 66 percent of the age group in 2008. A poll from Pew Research Center on Monday showed Obama leading Romney among 18- to 29-year-olds by a comparable spread, 56 percent to 35 percent.

Peter Levine, director at CIRCLE, said Obama can overcome the decline but it could still be an ominous sign to his campaign.
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This is done on the campus of TIsh college only? How are the polls conducted? What are the questions? Too many unknowns here to believe this.

Obama’s youth vote complication

A new Harvard Institute of Politics national poll of 18-to-29-year-olds likeliest to vote shows Obama leading Mitt Romney 55 percent to 36 percent. In 2008, the president won young voters by a whopping 34-point margin — 66 percent to 32 percent — over Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

The poll — which was conducted Sept. 19-Oct. 3 — also shows that Obama has improved his standing among young voters since March, albeit slightly. In March, Obama led Romney 51 percent to 34 percent.
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