Increasingly Libertarian Millennial Generation Rejecting Obama’s Statism?
Julie Barowski at Townhall takes a look at the youth vote in 2012, and finds that we’re not in 2008 anymore.
Students are far more libertarian than Democratic, and may not be excited by either party:
Enthusiastic young people paved the way for an Obama victory in 2008. From the viral “Crush on Obama” YouTube video featuring a bikini-clad young woman to the popular Obama-inspired rap videos, the Internet was buzzing with excitement over Obama’s message of “hope and change.” Fast-forward four years, and Obama has lost much his rock star appeal to millennials….
That is why Generation Y is decidedly less liberal than four years ago. But don’t expect them to rally behind Mitt Romney. As the Students for Liberty President Alexander McCobin says, “This is the most libertarian generation that’s ever existed.”
Libertarian student groups are thriving on college campuses like never before. The Fifth Annual International Students for Liberty Conference attracted more than 1,000 students to Washington from around the world last February. There are currently more than 325 Young Americans for Liberty chapters nationwide dedicated to individual liberty, free markets, and peace. And Ron Paul knows how to fill an auditorium to maximum capacity at a college campus.
Increasingly Libertarian Millennial Generation Rejects Obama's Statism (Townhall - Julie Borowski)
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Well Ron Paul has done fine work in undermining the left’s death grip on our nation’s future intellectuals. Now we’ll have our hands full distinguishing the mythical libertarianism from the realistic libertarianism. But it’s a job worth doing.
This is why I want Palin, Demint, West, Cruz, Rand Paul etc., to stay involved. This has so much potential to take away a Democrat voting block.