Poll: Young Adults Turn Toward GOP

[Dos Equis]

Will be interesting to see what effect they have on the 2010 elections. 

Poll: Young Adults Turn Toward GOP
Tuesday, 09 Mar 2010   

Young adults between 18 and 29 are anxious about being able to pay for their educational, housing and health care needs. Those are findings from a new poll that suggests many worry they will never be better off than their parents.

The poll by Harvard's Institute of Politics found that six out of 10 of those surveyed worry they may not meet their current bills and obligations. Nearly half of those attending college wonder whether they will be able to afford to stay in school. And more than eight out of 10 said they expect difficulty finding a job after graduation.

Politically, young Republicans are more motivated to vote in the 2010 election than those who described themselves as Democrats. A majority approves of President Barack Obama, but not his handling of top issues.

http://newsmax.com/InsideCover/US-Young-Adults-Poll/2010/03/09/id/352105

[Soul Crusher]

Will be interesting to see what effect they have on the 2010 elections. 

Poll: Young Adults Turn Toward GOP
Tuesday, 09 Mar 2010   

Young adults between 18 and 29 are anxious about being able to pay for their educational, housing and health care needs. Those are findings from a new poll that suggests many worry they will never be better off than their parents.

The poll by Harvard's Institute of Politics found that six out of 10 of those surveyed worry they may not meet their current bills and obligations. Nearly half of those attending college wonder whether they will be able to afford to stay in school. And more than eight out of 10 said they expect difficulty finding a job after graduation.

Politically, young Republicans are more motivated to vote in the 2010 election than those who described themselves as Democrats. A majority approves of President Barack Obama, but not his handling of top issues.

http://newsmax.com/InsideCover/US-Young-Adults-Poll/2010/03/09/id/352105

They dont want to slaves to Obama's debt. 

[Dos Equis]

They dont want to slaves to Obama's debt. 

Might be too late.   

[BodyProSite]

i am 27  and i will never vote dem or for any progressive. I am responsible for myself and i dont want help or free shit from anyone, thats what the lotto is for

[Straw Man]

They dont want to slaves to Obama's debt. 

it's definitely too late for Bush's debt

[Straw Man]

It's weird how NewsMax would have this story but not a link to the actual poll

Maybe they don't want their audience to look at the source material and draw their own conclusions

http://www.iop.harvard.edu/var/ezp_site/storage/fckeditor/file/Harvard_IOP_Fall%20_09%20Topline_Final.pdf

[Straw Man]

In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job performance of:
12. Barack Obama as President?
Total: 4-Year
18-29 College
Approve.......................................................... 58% 57%
Disapprove ........................ ........................ ..... 39% 42%
Refused ........................ ........................ .......... 3% 1%
13. The Democrats in Congress?
Total: 4-Year
18-29 College
Approve.......................................................... 48% 46%
Disapprove ........................ ........................ ..... 49% 53%
Refused ........................ ........................ .......... 3% 1%
14. The Republicans in Congress?
Total: 4-Year
18-29 College
Approve.......................................................... 35% 35%
Disapprove ........................ ........................ ..... 62% 64%
Refused ........................ ........................ .......... 3% 1%

What's weird is when you get into issues there is higher disapproval rating which seems incongruent with the 58% approval rating above:

Now, thinking specifically about Barack Obama, do you approve or disapprove of the way he is handling:
15. Health care?
Total: 4-Year
18-29 College
Approve................. ........................ ................. 44% 44%
Disapprove ........................ ........................ ..... 52% 53%
Refused ........................ ........................ .......... 4% 3%
16. The federal budget deficit?
Total: 4-Year
18-29 College
Approve................. ........................ ................. 38% 40%
Disapprove ........................ ........................ ..... 58% 58%
Refused ........................ ........................ .......... 4% 2%
17. Afghanistan?
Total: 4-Year
18-29 College
Approve................. ........................ ................. 41% 46%
Disapprove ........................ ........................ ..... 55% 51%
Refused ........................ ........................ .......... 4% 3%
18. The economy?
Total: 4-Year
18-29 College
Approve................. ........................ ................. 44% 45%
Disapprove ........................ ........................ ..... 52% 53%
Refused ........................ ........................ .......... 4% 2%
19. Iran?
Total: 4-Year
18-29 College
Approve................. ........................ ................. 42% 49%
Disapprove ........................ ........................ ..... 53% 48%
Refused ........................ ........................ .......... 5% 3%

[BodyProSite]

here we go with blaming bush,  its been more than a year and obama hasnt done one thing to even change the direction bush took us,  he has accelerated the train wreck now to the point where it may not ever be fixed.  yes bush fucked alot up,  bammer had a chance to fix it,  he fucked that off and is still fucking off whatever chance he had left,   get over bush its been over a year, ohhh  and not to mention in that one year bammer spent more than bush did in all 8  SOMETHING TO PONDER

[Straw Man]

This question is interesting

I wonder why NewsMax didn't use the headline that a majority of college students don't consider themselves to be Born Again Christians:

43. Which one of these best describes your religious preference?
Total: 4-Year
18-29 College
Catholic ........................ ........................ .......... 22% 20%
Protestant.............. ........................ .................. 14% 20%
Fundamentalist/Evangelical Christian ........... 13% 13%
Jewish.................. ........................ ................... 2% 5%
LDS/Mormon................................................. 2% 1%
Muslim ........................ ........................ ........... * -
Another religion ........................ ..................... 12% 9%
No religious preference.............. .................... 20% 20%
Not sure.................... ........................ .............. 4% 3%
Decline to answer.................. ........................ . 11% 8%
[If “Catholic, Protestant, Fundamentalist/Evangelical, or another religion,” in Q43 ask]
44. Do you consider yourself a born-again Christian?
Total: 4-Year
18-29 College
(n=1,388) (n=272)
Yes ........................ ........................ ................. 37% 36%
No................................................................... 51% 54%
Not sure.................... ........................ .............. 9% 8%
Decline to answer.................. ........................ . 4% 3%

[OzmO]

here we go with blaming bush,  its been more than a year and obama hasnt done one thing to even change the direction bush took us,  he has accelerated the train wreck now to the point where it may not ever be fixed.  yes bush fucked alot up,  bammer had a chance to fix it,  he fucked that off and is still fucking off whatever chance he had left,   get over bush its been over a year, ohhh  and not to mention in that one year bammer spent more than bush did in all 8  SOMETHING TO PONDER

It really shouldn't be about Blaming BUSH or even Obama at this point.  We should be blaming all our politicians.  They sat on both parties and got corrupt and fat and did nothing to stop the direction we were going.  "Bammer" is just doing the same things Bush was told to do.

[Soul Crusher]

It really shouldn't be about Blaming BUSH or even Obama at this point.  We should be blaming all our politicians.  They sat on both parties and got corrupt and fat and did nothing to stop the direction we were going.  "Bammer" is just doing the same things Bush was told to do.

Yes, but he pressed on the accelerator far sooner, faster, and depper than Bush did. 

[BodyProSite]

EXACTLY!!!!!!!   

[Soul Crusher]

EXACTLY!!!!!!!   

any young person voting for Obama in 2012 deserves their chains and slavery. 

[Straw Man]

It really shouldn't be about Blaming BUSH or even Obama at this point.  We should be blaming all our politicians.  They sat on both parties and got corrupt and fat and did nothing to stop the direction we were going.  "Bammer" is just doing the same things Bush was told to do.

well to be fair the Repubs used reconciliation to pass the Bush Tax Cuts I and II and only a few Dems voted for it

I think those two bills alone cost us ~ 1.8 trillion (could be wrong on that # - just going from memory)

[Kazan]

It really shouldn't be about Blaming BUSH or even Obama at this point.  We should be blaming all our politicians.  They sat on both parties and got corrupt and fat and did nothing to stop the direction we were going.  "Bammer" is just doing the same things Bush was told to do.

Exactly, why does congress get a free pass? They play this BS game that its all the POTUS fault when they control the money. They are just as culpable if not more so for sitting there and voting for all this insane shit.

[Dos Equis]

Yes, but he pressed on the accelerator far sooner, faster, and depper than Bush did. 

True. 

[Straw Man]

Yes, but he pressed on the accelerator far sooner, faster, and depper than Bush did. 

yep - but only in an attempt to fix the flaming bag of dogshit that Bush left for him

[OzmO]

Yes, but he pressed on the accelerator far sooner, faster, and depper than Bush did. 

Who says anyone else wouldn't have done just the same?  It all went out the window when BUSH, leader of the conservatives started off with a 800 billion dollar (what ever it was) ball out.

[OzmO]

any young person voting for Obama in 2012 deserves their chains and slavery. 

By the same logic so does anyone who voted for BUSH in 2004.

[OzmO]

Exactly, why does congress get a free pass? They play this BS game that its all the POTUS fault when they control the money. They are just as culpable if not more so for sitting there and voting for all this insane shit.

Right, the problem is with our elected governing body of sell outs.

[Dos Equis]

It really shouldn't be about Blaming BUSH or even Obama at this point.  We should be blaming all our politicians.  They sat on both parties and got corrupt and fat and did nothing to stop the direction we were going.  "Bammer" is just doing the same things Bush was told to do.

I agree.  The folks in DC are just reckless when it comes to spending other people's (our) money.  

[OzmO]

I agree.  The folks in DC are just reckless when it comes to spending other people's (our) money.  

It's sickening, because what we are left with one skewed body of balance.  Is the republican party even close to how it was 30 years ago?   

[Mons Venus]

Right, the problem is with our elected governing body of sell outs.

Self preservation = Sellouts

[Straw Man]

Right, the problem is with our elected governing body of sell outs.

well I'm sure now that the Supreme Court has ruled that corporations can spend an unlimited amount of money supporting a candidate (or destroying one) I'm sure things will change for the better.......wait, scratch that.

[Dos Equis]

It's sickening, because what we are left with one skewed body of balance.  Is the republican party even close to how it was 30 years ago?   

I don't know what to make of the current Republican Party.  No true leader, no clear message.  They have a golden opportunity in 2010, and I'm not sure they will be able to take advantage of it.  They need to come up with a definitive plan on how to fix this mess.  

Democrats too.