Who Is Going To Be A More Influential Voting Bloc In 2004?

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Dean's young, new-to-politics grassroots?

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Kerry's old, new-to-politics veterans groups?

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1. Old people vote

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2. Both are important for different reasons.

The youths energy and the veterans connecitons. Remember, Veterans and Seniors are huge blocks.

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4. Kerry can carry seniors, no problem

Seniors HATE Bush. At least, judging by what my grandma says about him. :D

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8. Also, the young people aren't reliable voters.

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3. Kerry has the youth vote too

The only vote Kerry didn't win was college educated liberals, if memory serves.

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6. actuallly it was "very liberal" people

Kerry won the college educated and postgraduate people too.

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5. quantity is obvious

well, there's simply more of the young, new-to-politics people out there than there are veterans.

point being, whoever the nominee is they're all voting for the same person: George W. Bush.
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okay, that last part was a joke

[bigwillq]

7. I think Kerry's vets

They have a more consistent voting record. Dean's young new-to-politics voters (me included) are too hit or miss so to speak. I thought I saw some stats that Kerry won more of the college towns in Iowa and the younger voters in NH.

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9. yes

Dean did get some college towns in New Hampshire, but most of the youth vote was split between him and Kerry. With Dean getting a slight advantage in voters aged 18-29.