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Originally posted by sugar and spice
I think this is really, really true.
On livejournal, I've read many, many entries over the past few days about how disappointed, frustrated, bitter, and sad people are with our country. They are much more so upset than anybody I knew was after 2000, and a lot of people I knew were very upset after 2000...
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I would agree with most of your post - there is a sufficient number of unhappy Americans to address those problems, but with one caveat:
What would you consider the average age of those who have or peruse Live Journal?
What is the average age of the American voter?
See, this is where I see the Democratic Party shooting themselves in the collective foot. The party has to be attractive to people of all ages, not just the many splinter groups involved. I cringed everytime I saw "Women for (Kerry or Bush)", "Sportsmen for (Kerry or Bush)", "Teachers for (Kerry or Bush)" etc.
Maybe this is just my opinion, but I think those bumper stickers & such did more harm than good to our country, and very little for the vote. Of course, one of the funny things I saw on Election Day was a man with "Sportsmen for Kerry" on his bumper, while I was just behind him with a client who had "Sportsmen for Bush" on the front of his car!