CHART: The 2014 Electorate Was Really, Really Old

[hazlnut]

CHART: The 2014 Electorate Was Really, Really Old

Older voters helped propel Republicans to sweeping victories Tuesday in Senate and gubernatorial races nationwide, according to
exit polls from NBC News.

The disparity between the under-30 and over-60 was the widest it's been in a decade, those polls found. The seniors comprised 37 percent of the electorate; young people made up 12 percent.

That was even more extreme than 2010, another great Republican year, when the split was 32 percent over 60 and 12 percent under 30.

That analysis rang true for those supporting Democrats in key battleground states on Election Day. One source familiar with the Colorado Senate race told TPM on Tuesday that youth turnout there had been "pathetic."

Better take a seat gramps, you look all tuckered out.

 

[Listening]

And that changes the results....how ?

Why don't you go just play with yourself instead of posting stupid s**t.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Maybe Lindsey Graham was wrong! And the GOP IS generating enough angry white guys!

 

[PredFan]

Blah blah blah, same old stupid shit from left wing losers. How many times now have we been told by the left wing nutters that the GOP is dead, that the GOP has been relegated to permanent minority status.

Ignorant morons! lol.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Blah blah blah, same old stupid shit from left wing losers. How many times now have we been told by the left wing nutters that the GOP is dead, that the GOP has been relegated to permanent minority status.

Ignorant morons! lol.

I think it's their ideas that get relegated to permanent minority status and not the party itself. The republican party will always be the party of the people that are currently terrified of whatever it is the newer generations are trying to do.

 

[Little-Acorn]

This is hilarious.

The disgruntled leftist fanatics are frantically scrabbling for ANY excuse for their unprecedented drubbing in the 2014 elections.

ANYTHING except to admit that the American people have had it with their big-government solutions that increase costs, explode government, take away freedom, and never deliver what the leftists promised.

This was a complete rejection of President Obama, his agenda and ideology, and his cohorts who supported him.

 

[westwall]

How about this Hazel...... Obama's policies have been hurting average Americans. Reid's induced gridlock of the Senate has further hurt Americans. Maybe, just maybe average Americans are tired of getting screwed by those who claimed to be running the most "open and ethical" administration.

Ya think?

 

[TheOldSchool]

This is hilarious.

The disgruntled leftist fanatics are frantically scrabbling for ANY excuse for their unprecedented drubbing in the 2014 elections.

ANYTHING except to admit that the American people have had it with their big-government solutions that increase costs, explode government, take away freedom, and never deliver what the leftists promised.

This was a complete rejection of President Obama, his agenda and ideology, and his cohorts who supported him.

I blame 3 things and 3 things alone for last night. Ebola, Benghazi, and ISIS. And we've probably heard the last of the first 2 now that the election is over. And watch as the ISIS urgency slowly fades away...

 

[martybegan]

This is hilarious.

The disgruntled leftist fanatics are frantically scrabbling for ANY excuse for their unprecedented drubbing in the 2014 elections.

ANYTHING except to admit that the American people have had it with their big-government solutions that increase costs, explode government, take away freedom, and never deliver what the leftists promised.

This was a complete rejection of President Obama, his agenda and ideology, and his cohorts who supported him.

I blame 3 things and 3 things alone for last night. Ebola, Benghazi, and ISIS. And we've probably heard the last of the first 2 now that the election is over. And watch as the ISIS urgency slowly fades away...

LOL

 

[CrusaderFrank]

 

[martybegan]

CHART: The 2014 Electorate Was Really, Really Old

Older voters helped propel Republicans to sweeping victories Tuesday in Senate and gubernatorial races nationwide, according to
exit polls from NBC News.

The disparity between the under-30 and over-60 was the widest it's been in a decade, those polls found. The seniors comprised 37 percent of the electorate; young people made up 12 percent.

That was even more extreme than 2010, another great Republican year, when the split was 32 percent over 60 and 12 percent under 30.

That analysis rang true for those supporting Democrats in key battleground states on Election Day. One source familiar with the Colorado Senate race told TPM on Tuesday that youth turnout there had been "pathetic."

Better take a seat gramps, you look all tuckered out.

The funny thing about young people is they turn into old people, and as people get older their politics skew towards more conservatism.

I also find it comical that the very group you try to get on your side with Social Security and Medicare scare tactics are the one you are currently throwing under the bus.

Make up your mind.

 

[PredFan]

Blah blah blah, same old stupid shit from left wing losers. How many times now have we been told by the left wing nutters that the GOP is dead, that the GOP has been relegated to permanent minority status.

Ignorant morons! lol.

I think it's their ideas that get relegated to permanent minority status and not the party itself. The republican party will always be the party of the people that are currently terrified of whatever it is the newer generations are trying to do.

Yup, that's because the new generation is ALWAYS a collection if idiots who haven't lived long enough, haven't cared enough and don't know enough to make intelligent decisions. That is scary.

 

[TheOldSchool]

This is hilarious.

The disgruntled leftist fanatics are frantically scrabbling for ANY excuse for their unprecedented drubbing in the 2014 elections.

ANYTHING except to admit that the American people have had it with their big-government solutions that increase costs, explode government, take away freedom, and never deliver what the leftists promised.

This was a complete rejection of President Obama, his agenda and ideology, and his cohorts who supported him.

I blame 3 things and 3 things alone for last night. Ebola, Benghazi, and ISIS. And we've probably heard the last of the first 2 now that the election is over. And watch as the ISIS urgency slowly fades away...

LOL

Just watch. Ebola has stopped being an issue for conservative media as of today.

 

[martybegan]

This is hilarious.

The disgruntled leftist fanatics are frantically scrabbling for ANY excuse for their unprecedented drubbing in the 2014 elections.

ANYTHING except to admit that the American people have had it with their big-government solutions that increase costs, explode government, take away freedom, and never deliver what the leftists promised.

This was a complete rejection of President Obama, his agenda and ideology, and his cohorts who supported him.

I blame 3 things and 3 things alone for last night. Ebola, Benghazi, and ISIS. And we've probably heard the last of the first 2 now that the election is over. And watch as the ISIS urgency slowly fades away...

LOL

Just watch. Ebola has stopped being an issue for conservative media as of today.

If it was all political as you say, why stop now? 2016 is right around the corner.

Typical prog, you see everything as part of an election, not as something to do with actual governing.

 

[PredFan]

There is some epic left wing butthurt manifesting itself on this board.

Life is good!

 

[TheOldSchool]

This is hilarious.

The disgruntled leftist fanatics are frantically scrabbling for ANY excuse for their unprecedented drubbing in the 2014 elections.

ANYTHING except to admit that the American people have had it with their big-government solutions that increase costs, explode government, take away freedom, and never deliver what the leftists promised.

This was a complete rejection of President Obama, his agenda and ideology, and his cohorts who supported him.

I blame 3 things and 3 things alone for last night. Ebola, Benghazi, and ISIS. And we've probably heard the last of the first 2 now that the election is over. And watch as the ISIS urgency slowly fades away...

LOL

Just watch. Ebola has stopped being an issue for conservative media as of today.

If it was all political as you say, why stop now? 2016 is right around the corner.

Typical prog, you see everything as part of an election, not as something to do with actual governing.

There will be something newer and shinier for the GOP to terrify their base with for 2016. There's no telling what it is yet.

 

[Plasmaball]

And that changes the results....how ?

Why don't you go just play with yourself instead of posting stupid s**t.

it doesnt, it just explains why....Why does someone need to explain this to you? how stupid are you?

 

[Plasmaball]

There is some epic left wing butthurt manifesting itself on this board.

Life is good!

balances out 2012..we had to issue a suicide watch for you guys....

 

[PaintMyHouse]

There is some epic left wing butthurt manifesting itself on this board.

Life is good!

Enjoy the sunshine while you can, it's honestly not that big a deal since this is normal in America politics.

The lack of young voters is significant since they will be a big factor two years from now when the GOP has to defend 26 Senate seats versus 10 for the Dems, and after two years of GOP crap, government shutdowns, and inability to govern that should work out just fine for HC, who is the big dog still.

 

[mdk]

Blah blah blah, same old stupid shit from left wing losers. How many times now have we been told by the left wing nutters that the GOP is dead, that the GOP has been relegated to permanent minority status.

Ignorant morons! lol.

I think it's their ideas that get relegated to permanent minority status and not the party itself. The republican party will always be the party of the people that are currently terrified of whatever it is the newer generations are trying to do.

Yup, that's because the new generation is ALWAYS a collection if idiots who haven't lived long enough, haven't cared enough and don't know enough to make intelligent decisions. That is scary.

What truly is scary is thinking that Baby Boomers of either party have done a bang up job running the country. The most selfish generation in American history has saddled my generation with endless wars, massive debt, and, rampant crony capitalism. Instead insulting the younger generations you should be thanking us for picking up the tab of your generation's largesse. The idea that age automatically equals wisdom is laughable at best.