Why Teenagers Today May Grow Up Conservative
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 8th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Why Teenagers Today May Grow Up Conservative
David Leonhardt, NYT
There was a time not so long ago when the young seemed destined to be liberal forever. Americans in their teens and 20s were to the left of their elders on social issues. They worried more about poverty. They voted strongly Democratic.In retrospect, we refer to this period as the 1960s, and it didn’t last long, let alone forever. Less than a generation after young people were marching for civil rights and against the Vietnam War, they voted overwhelmingly for Ronald Reagan.
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A year ago, top Democratic political strategists pointed to one big political stick their candidates could use to beat back a possible Republican landslide in the 2014 midterm elections.The issue: Rising income inequality.Now the strategy is coming to life with help from Republicans in Congress.
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