Obama’s Army Is Going AWOL
February 20, 2010 · carl · Print This Article
The “Millennial Generation” of young voters, many of whom comprise one of the President’s most devoted political action committees, Organizing For America, who were a major factor in Barack Obama being elected President in 2008 are not “feeling the love” for the Democratic party that they once had.
In 2008, party affiliation among young voters who “leaned to” one party or another favored Democrats over Republicans by a margin of 62% to 30%.
By 2010 the margin has shrunk to 54% Democrat, 40% Republican.
In February 2009, 73% of Millennials approved of President Obama’s job performance.
Just one year later, in February 2010, only 57% of Millennials give Obama a positive rating.
Sounds like the Millennials “liberal love” is fading.
How do Millennials compare to the political leanings of other age groups?
Among Generation X’ers, 38% described their political views as moderate and 38% said they were conservative; only 20% described themselves as liberal.
More Baby Boomers and members of the Silent Generation described their political views as conservative than moderate; 43% of Baby Boomer voters said they are conservative, 36% described themselves as moderate and only 18% said they are liberal. Similarly, 45% of voters in the Silent Generation described their views as conservative, 35% as moderate and 15% said they are liberal.
After such a strong showing of support for liberal values in 2008, the tide among younger voters may be shifting.
In the fourth quarter of 2009, as many Millennial voters identified themselves as liberals (29%) as conservatives (28%), while 40% said they are moderates.
So what does all of this mean for younger voters future support of President Obama, Democrat political candidates, and liberalism in general?
Sir Winston Churchill said it best:
“If you’re not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you’re not a consevative at forty you have no brain.”
Source: Pew Research Center
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