The Youth Vote Lurches Back to the Right

The Dems must really be losing it when the Youth Vote is starting to turn sour.

A September Rock the Vote poll showed the Democratic advantage in party affiliation has been cut in half since 2008—down to 9 percent from 18. Democrats get 35 percent, Republicans 26 percent, and Independents 29 percent. (2008 Rock the Vote Numbers were 41 D, 23 R, 25 I).

What is interesting is that they are polling very similar on the 9/11 Mosque and the Arizona Immigration Law:

For instance, a majority of voters ages 18-29 side with the majority of the American people against the president on the Arizona immigration law and the Ground Zero Mosque. According to the Rock the Vote poll, they support the Arizona immigration law, 53-44.

On the issue of the Ground Zero Mosque, young people give another surprising answer, opposing it 52-41:

I never thought the Dems would be doing so badly to a group that was so energized for them just 2 years ago.

In a broader shift from 2008, and a foreboding one for Democrats, the federal deficit has crept into the issues most important to young people. It places third in the Rock the Vote poll--close behind concern about jobs and the economy and the cost of college--with 66 percent "very concerned" about it. In 2008, the deficit was 12th of 15 issues for young voters.

This is a left leaning polling group too. What is interesting is that the young are getting it about the deficits. If the Dems keep ramping up the spending that eventually there is no one left to service the debt other then the 18 - 29 year olds.

They will get the burden of repaying the Red Chinese so that Auto-Workers get their sweet pensions. They don't get to have a job because impending tax increases by the Dems are forcing businesses to hoard cash instead of hire young workers. They are now competing for the same job as someone with 20 years of experience who is part of Obama's 10% unemployed.

They get to foot the bill for the health care of seniors and their social security checks as well. Add this to the fact that they might see the mother of all economic implosions if some bright Dem thinks it would be a good idea to default on our debt. You think the Great Recession is bad you ain't see nothing yet. In fact these Rock the Voters might be the only generation in decades that will have it worse off than their parents.Thank Obama and the Dems for your plight kids.