Looks like the 18-29 year olds won this for Obama

[graywarrior]

When you go to CNN's results map and click on each state, the majority of votes for Obama are from this age group. I thank them all for showing up and voting. We could not have done this without them.

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/president/

[SuperTrouper]

1. And the repugs said that our young were apathetic

[graywarrior]

2. I'm so proud of them

[cliffordu]

16. They're gonna keep giving you trouble about the duck, aren't they???

[graywarrior]

18. It never ducking ends.

[Jennicut]

26. Hey, I thought the duck was free after Nov 4th if Obama and Biden won?

[opihimoimoi]

29. Yeah...whas wid de duck???....jus askin.....LOL

[graywarrior]

30. .

[Tyler Generation]

8. And way too many DU'ers insulted youth voters

Looks like we weren't too busy checking our myspaces and listening to our iPodsto vote.:eyes:

[WildEyedLiberal]

19. Thanks for saying that so I didn't have to

Now I'd better log off and play some more video games :eyes:

[rockymountaindem]

23. Don't forget smoking weed

That's another thing we all supposedly do.

[WildEyedLiberal]

25. And watching American Idol

I mean, it was really hard to tear myself away from my Xbox, put down my bag of Cheetos, take out my iPod, and go vote, but somehow, I managed...

[Kahuna]

3. My babies. Every last single one of them...

:loveya:

[1corona4u]

4. Chuckie said tonight, it wasn't just the youngens....

it was across the board. Might want to check MSNBC.

[graywarrior]

6. Yabut, CNN!

[ErinBerin84]

10. I saw that too

Chuck Todd said the only places where young voters put Obama over the top were North Carolina and Indiana, and he would have won without those states...then he went on to talk about how Obama did well across the board with all demographics. Pretty cool.

[napi21]

5. Yes! I need to issue a HUGH APOLOGY to all the youth voters!

I was one of the people who were very very scared that history would repeat itself and all those young voters would just have some excuse on election day and not turn out. I REALLY AM SORRY FOR DOUBTING YOU!!!

Thank you so much for proving me WRONG!

[Dappleganger]

7. We should call them 'Generation O'

[graywarrior]

9. Now THAT is a cool idea!

[Jennicut]

27. So glad to see the Millenials or whatever they are called show up. I am a Gen Xer

and I think Obama did well in the whole 18-34 year old age group!

[sniffa]

11. Damn.

I used to be part of that demographic.

[bicentennial_baby]

12. We still count, since we don't act anywhere near our age

:D

[sniffa]

22. Most people think I'm much younger

They also think I weigh at least 40 pounds less. :D

[bicentennial_baby]

28. Charlie Brown thought I was 24 last semester

I'll take it :D

So yeah, 12/29 this year, I'm 25. ;)

And I think you're hot, Senor Fatbelly.

:P

:loveya:

[graywarrior]

13. That avatar....buahaha haha hahahahaa! Dear lord, that's a pissah!

[Nia Zuri]

14. Incorrect, what it shows is that 2/3 or younger voters went for

Obama, not that the majority of Obama voters were younger. there's a difference.

[graywarrior]

20. I need an aspirin.

[goclark]

15. I knew they would come through - Rethugs were praying

they would be no shows but ....Tricked them!!!

Brilliant Obama, brilliant!

[thoughtcrime1984]

17. EVERY age group showed up in record numbers. Bravo, all!

[WildEyedLiberal]

21. But I thought all we cared about were iPods and American Idol?

:shrug:

At least that's what some of the bitter old boomers on DU told me...

[Cha]

24. Well that lets me, my son, and

my daughter out but we all had so much fun talking about this primary and election.. long distance over the last 11 months from Kaua'i, Portland, Oregon, to New York:bounce:

Thanks to the Yoots out there who came through for Obama Biden. Wasn't there some talk before Tues that they weren't voting yet?

[lojasmo]

31. Obama lead in almost every demographic.

Men, women, blacks, hispanics, youth, religious, gay and straight. THe only demographic Mcbush won were 65+ and fundies.

[suston96]

32. The youth vote? I like to call them "the Smallville vote"..........

You watch Smallville? Oh come on. Everybody watches http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallville_(TV_series)> Smallville.

Been watching Superman since I was 8 years old - since he first landed on planet Earth from Krypton which blew up scattering those horrid green rocks all over the galaxy.

Since 1938, generation after generation has been thrilled with the DC Comics superhero. Superman, the man of steel - with few human weaknesses - faster than a speeding bullet, etc.

A number of renditions in movie serials when I was a kid, TV, always in the DC Comics and presently in a well done TV story about Superman's youth on planet Earth called Smallville - in its eighth season.

So, who watches this uh, kid stuff. Well probably kids - kids of all ages. They were kids when they started watching, and now they are all grown up.

And they, like us a long time ago they need their heroes. to lead or inspire them in the uncertainties and challenges of their lives especially their youth and beyond.

Yeah it's all fiction. There are no super heroes - there are just super challenges which we mortals hope and pray will be resolved by our own super heroes - the ones we create and entrust with our lives and our destinies.

Yeah, that Smallville crowd did a good job. They chose their own super hero. But......

Just watch out for meteor showers and keep those nasty green rocks away from him.