*sigh*
Naso, the median age now is much higher. That's because the Baby Boomers and Gen Xers are aging. If you bothered to look at the census you would see that the country is aging even with the high amount of people born in the 1980s. If it seems that the media focuses more on young people it's because those are the biggest consumers, although if you look at commercials lately you'll notice that a lot of the products are obviously geared towards middle aged people.
paradoxically, I think that's why society has begun to idolize youth so much more.
It's just...I have been trying to figure out. It's universally known that Obama has done some things that Americans strongly disagree with. Even at my college, the majority of people were critical of him. Yet, polls show most Americans approve. Who are they?
There's an argument to be made that Obama is still enjoying a "honeymoon" period in his presidency. Why? The media coverage has been far more favorable of him (which, by most accounts, is unfair), he rarely makes a gaffe or makes himself look stupid, he has a very organized political organization, his predecessor had very low approvals, he's reached out to minorities, and people are more forgiving because he has to deal with an economic crisis.
I suspect the honeymoon affect, or whatever you want to call it, will disappear as the healthcare debate heats up.
