Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Wrong Supporters

Ruy Teixeira, a demographer who leans left, has identified President Obama's strongest supporting age group and those least likely to support him. See what he says, in his article for The New Republic:
President Obama has astoundingly consistent support from Americans less than 30 years old, the so-called Millennial generation.
The generation least likely to support Obama, on the other hand, is the "Silent generation"—the generational group slighter older than Baby Boomers, and the group now dominant among the ranks of seniors.
As anybody who follows politics knows, seniors are those individuals most likely to vote, whereas the young are those least likely to vote. Sorry, Team Obama.