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Democrat Phil Young won a contest in Connecticut's state House District 120 as well, a seat that had been held by Republicans for 40 years.

I wonder if this trend continues if Repubs won't release the unredacted Democrat memo next time. ;)

It's funny how politics work. The more the GOP pushes their nonsense, the more they abandon any remote sense of loyalty to Americans for their Trump's and Putins, the more they love guns the more they push people like me from Center Right to Center Left.

I'll deal witht he Left's bizarre SJWs because the Right presents a clear and presnet danger to America's democracy, to the Middle Class, and to our long-term viability as a player on a globalized stage.

- Doc

I'm sensing an interest in politics by the millennials that far exceeds any interest by other generations for which I've been alive (certainly not my Generation Xers). Can you imagine the blue wave if the youth decided to start voting in record numbers? These kids do not like Drumpf.

Somehow, I don't think the current gun debate is doing the GOP any favors.

Some Schmo wrote:I'm sensing an interest in politics by the millennials that far exceeds any interest by other generations for which I've been alive (certainly not my Generation Xers). Can you imagine the blue wave if the youth decided to start voting in record numbers? These kids do not like Drumpf.

Somehow, I don't think the current gun debate is doing the GOP any favors.

My theory all along has been that a blue wave will occur because so much of the GOP base is old, and they're losing voters every day because they just die. It doesn't help them that they spend a great deal of time mocking millennials as the pussy generation that just wants free stuff to go along with their participation trophies.

Kevin Graham wrote:My theory all along has been that a blue wave will occur because so much of the GOP base is old, and they're losing voters every day because they just die. It doesn't help them that they spend a great deal of time mocking millennials as the pussy generation that just wants free stuff to go along with their participation trophies.

You know, we have a minimum voting age. Would it be ageist to suggest we also need a maximum (or at the very least, a "competency to vote" document)?

I know, I know... voter suppression.

Some Schmo wrote:You know, we have a minimum voting age. Would it be ageist to suggest we also need a maximum (or at the very least, a "competency to vote" document)?

Yep, it would.

Morley wrote:

Some Schmo wrote:You know, we have a minimum voting age. Would it be ageist to suggest we also need a maximum (or at the very least, a "competency to vote" document)?

Yep, it would.

I know. I wasn't serious.

(Feels like I should be explicit about that).

Allow me to trot out my Trump/GOP voter/Cadillac owner analogy.

Many years ago, Cadillac did an analysis of their customer base. The good news: Their customers were extremely loyal. People who bought Cadillacs traded them in for new Cadillacs. Incredibly strong brand loyalty.

The bad news was that they weren't attracting any younger drivers, who were flocking to German, Swedish and Japanese luxocars. Cadillacs were for blue haired ladies playing mah jong and the guys at the country club who spent more time playing gin rummy than golfing. It was an old man's car from a time when luxury meant you were isolated from the road. Cadillac did that by removing all connection to the road. The steering and brakes were numb.

Since that time, apart from a few bombs like the Catera and gawdawful Cimarron, Cadillac has been transitioning quite nicely to cars that appeal to younger sensibilities.

The Trump/GOP is in a similar situation to Cadillac. They have a fanatically loyal customer base. It doesn't matter the quality, they keep coming back and buying more. The problem is their customer base is old and white, and they are not replacing their seniors with incoming juniors. The GOP is not attracting young voters, nor is it attracting minority voters.

Whereas Cadillac could still offer a Fleetwood while making an ATS, the Republican Party has a harder time trying to please their base while attracting new customers. Especially if the Republicans lose the House and the Senate this fall, you are going to see some intra-party rebellion happening between the pragmatic moderates and the ideological purists. So the big question remains for the GOP: How do they attract younger voters and voters of color without alienating their aging white base?