Republicans play to young voters' discontent

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44559820/ns/politics-decision_2012/

Bad jobs numbers have young voters disappointed, possibly apathetic before 2012

By MARTHA IRVINE

updated 9/17/2011 9:04:01 AM ET 2011-09-17T13:04:01

CHICAGO — The young people in the ad look dissatisfied and pouty. Barack Obama's voice and the words "winning the future," from one of his old campaign speeches, echo in the background.

"You're LOSING my future," says one young man.

The ad — which has aired during sportscasts, reality TV shows and late-night comedy programs popular with younger people — was produced for the College Republican National Committee. It is an attempt to play on the fears that haunt college campuses — fears that they won't find jobs, fears that they'll be living with less than their parents did.

Their fears are, of course, far from exclusive to their generation. But some say the fact that it has taken hold in a voting bloc that helped usher the president into office on a wave of hope and change provides a big opening for Republicans — unless the president can find a way to get them fired up again.

[WinkyDink]

Exactly. This is the cynical move by Perry, e.g., to convince them SS is a "Ponzi scheme."

[WinkyDink]

1. (Double post.)

[MisterP]

2. ah, but what if youth discontent with Obama is due to the President's use of

conservative policies, and the consequences thereof?
something tells me this ad campaign isn't going to be a big draw

[FarLeftFist]

3. Have these people heard of student loan reform or Pell Grants?!

[Fire Walk With Me]

4. Vote for me, the fox tells the half-destroyed henhouse.