That’s according to the latest Zogby poll, which found Romney topping 40 percent with young voters for the first time since the race began. Meanwhile, Obama’s youth support still lags far behind 2008-levels. The Washington Examiner’s Paul Bedard reports:
For the first time since he began running for president, Republican Mitt Romney has the support of over 40 percent of America’s youth vote, a troubling sign for President Obama who built his 2008 victory with the overwhelming support of younger, idealistic voters. …
In his latest poll, Obama receives just 49 percent of the youth vote when pitted against Romney, who received 41 percent. In another question, the independent candidacy of Gary Johnson is included, and here Obama wins 50 percent, Romney 38 percent and Johnson 5 percent.
Zogby wonders whether Romney’s choice of Paul Ryan could be boosting him with young voters. At the very least, it probably helps that Ryan breaks the mold of the media’s Republican stereotype. He’s young, has new ideas, and has (so far) avoided the third-rail social issues. Most young people also aren’t likely to be swayed by the Democratic Party’s Mediscare tactics. If anything, they’re probably more open than most groups to new ideas for Medicare and Social Security reform.
There’s also the jobs factor. Recent college graduates have been hit hard by the economic downturn, and they count jobs and the economy as two of their top election priorities. Their frustration with the slow recovery could be a major reason for the shift away from Obama.
Let's see, our leaders (republican and democratic) tell us that Medicare will soon consume an ever larger share of the budget with no end in sight. ObamaCare, now constitutional, will wind up costing the country, not saving a dime. Heavens, it may even create a shortage of doctors so if you have such coverage, who'll take it? n nSocial security is seen as a ponzi scheme to which young people are forced to contribute but they are not guaranteed an equitable payout when it is their time to retire. Unemployment is, what?, around 16% for college graduates, higher for high school-only graduates. Young people are waiting longer to marry because they can't get jobs and have little chance to be self-sufficient with the current leader of the country. n nIs it any wonder that Mr. Obama is losing that segment of society. He has single-handedly destroyed their present condition with high unemployment; he's destroying their future with ever larger unfunded liabilities, and he is destroying whatever earnings they may have with budget deficits that will simply weigh down these future taxpayers. n nWhat more could this man do to these folks? Good grief.
What more could this man do to these folks? Good grief. n nGiven a second term with no constraints,no need for the advise and consent provisions with congress as laid out in the Constitution,governing by executive order and regulations meted out by his assassins at DOJ,HUD,HHS,FBI,IRS,and especially EPA,plenty.You have no possible idea.