If you're under 30 years of age, please answer this poll.

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Poll question: If you're under 30 years of age, please answer this poll.

How would your vote be influenced if a candidate is known to have supported the anti-war movement during the Vietnam era?

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1. The polls so far show:

As of 11:53 am EST:

52% Would vote in favor BECAUSE of Vietnam record.
34% Vietnam record not a factor.
14% Potential freeper lurkers.

(Mods, delete this post if I broke the rules with that last comment. I just couldn't resist. :-) )

[Arkana]

2. well

I'd have to agree on the "potential freeper lurkers" thing. What self-respecting Democrat would vote against someone because he was part of the anti-war demonstrations of the 70s?

[MercutioATC]

3. Under 30?? I'm 36 and Vietnam means very little to me...

Remember, there were a bunch of us who were kids during the tail end of Vietnam. It didn't have the effect on us that it did on some...

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4. I probably should have said under 35.

But this is giving me a good indication.

I wonder if the stats would be different for the over 35 crowd on this Dem board? (Or mostly Dem board since it's apparent we have visitors.)

[MercutioATC]

5. I'd bet it'd be a little different. My father was in the reserves and

didn't get sent to Vietnam, but he was gone for a few months on some sort of maneuvers. Older than me, you'd probably get some people that has fathers/much older siblings die in Vietnam. Younger that me, probably not. I'd expect the cutoff was somewhere between 34-39.