Seniors Still Out of Obama's Reach

[Frodo]

This could well be the reason why he won't win Florida:

Seniors still out of Obama’s reach

By BYRON TAU | 11/4/12 7:08 AM EST

Democrats hoped President Barack Obama would make inroads with seniors this year. And with Mitt Romney’s selection of Medicare change proponent Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate, they were confident they’d succeed.

But for all the ups and downs among other voter groups, voters 65 and older have remained basically unchanged: They’ve leaned heavily toward Romney throughout the campaign. And that’s been a constant drag on the president’s numbers in senior-heavy states like Florida, Ohio, Iowa, and Pennsylvania.

That may not be enough to tip the election to Romney — most polls show Obama with a slight but stable edge in many battleground states. But unlike core Obama demographics like young voters and recent immigrants, seniors are reliable likely voters.

And for the most part, they just don’t seem willing to give Obama a chance — despite their distrust of Ryan’s budget and Medicare reforms. They’re more conservative and more Republican than the seniors a generation ago, whose political identities were formed decades ago.
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[Yank2133]

Yeah, Seniors are a selfish bunch.

Romney/Ryan have been able to get away with their medicare plan because it doesn't effect them......but people in the future.

[CountryRoads]

Yeah, Seniors are a selfish bunch.

Romney/Ryan have been able to get away with their medicare plan because it doesn't effect them......but people in the future.

Unbelievable. If they dont vote for your candidate, they are selfish? Grow up.

[Person Man]

Well, if seniors vote to privatize Social Security and Medicare, that just means fewer seniors in the future...or at least fewer seniors that have the means to survive without Social Security and Medicare. I would really say that it will be the elderly, not evangelicals, that win the election for Romney, if he wins.

[memphis]

The 47% strike again.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Yeah, Seniors are a selfish bunch.

Romney/Ryan have been able to get away with their medicare plan because it doesn't effect them......but people in the future.

Unbelievable. If they dont vote for your candidate, they are selfish? Grow up.

They are selfish because they already get all their Medicare benefits but don't have a problem with Ryan's plan butchering it for future generations.

[opebo]

I guess in 2016 quite a lot of this current set will be gone.. what's the trend in the near-decrepit?

[Yank2133]

Yeah, Seniors are a selfish bunch.

Romney/Ryan have been able to get away with their medicare plan because it doesn't effect them......but people in the future.

Unbelievable. If they dont vote for your candidate, they are selfish? Grow up.

They are selfish because they already get all their Medicare benefits but don't have a problem with Ryan's plan butchering it for future generations.

Exactly.

[Frodo]

I guess in 2016 quite a lot of this current set will be gone.. what's the trend in the near-decrepit?

The next generation of seniors after the Eisenhower generation are gone would be the highly acclaimed Baby Boomers (Tory, Grumps, and Clarence -I'm looking at you).  And aren't they a closely divided bunch?  

[opebo]

I guess in 2016 quite a lot of this current set will be gone.. what's the trend in the near-decrepit?

The next generation of seniors after the Eisenhower generation are gone would be the highly acclaimed Baby Boomers (Tory and Clarence -I'm looking at you).  And aren't they a closely divided bunch?  

Well this is great news.  Any progress with this segment would be fantastic, as the youngs of course are all trending D.

[Joe Biden is your president. Deal with it.]

Most of them will be dead in the next election anyway.

[Orion0]

Most of them will be dead in the next election anyway.

Considering the coming collapse in the insurance market and the inevitable rationing of care under Obama's plan, then yes, they will be dead.

[Ty440]

Keep in mind that this generation came of age when ..........









I'm not surprised they are the most resistant  age-group to someone like  Barack Obama

[Lief 🗽]

Yeah, this is a population cohort that is overwhelmingly white and racist. Unsurprising.