Think About the Kids

Obama really secured the younger vote in 2008. Yet this NYT article talks about how fewer college types are identifying themselves as democrats.

This Pew poll demonstrates: "The Democratic advantage over the Republicans in party affiliation among young voters, including those who "lean" to a party, reached a whopping 62% to 30% margin in 2008. But by the end of 2009 this 32-point margin had shrunk to just 14 points: 54% Democrat, 40% Republican."

We young people can be fickle I guess when it comes to identifying with a party and maybe that's how it has always been. Perhaps limited responsibility-no owned homes, low taxes, generally no children, etc-allows us to take a more middle of the road type approach with no firm allegiance one way or the other.