As the president’s poll numbers continue to slide, he still enjoys relatively healthy ratings among young voters. According to Gallup, 49% of Americans in the youngest voting demographic continue to approve of the Democrat’s performance:
Given how the president’s policies, while hurting Americans in all age groups, have been particularly painful to young voters, you’d think a higher percentage would disapprove of the incumbent. Jim Hoft reports today that the “percentage of young people employed was the lowest ever for a July since the government started tracking the numbers in 1948.”
This year, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “the share of young people who were employed in July was 48.8 percent, the lowest July rate on record for the series, which began in 1948. (The month of July typically is the summertime peak in youth employment.)”
Well, given that 48.8 percent of young people are working and 49% approve of the president’s job, maybe this youthful support for Obama is not so irrational after all. All those working approve of Mr. Obama — and credit him for creating (or saving) their job.
I’m not sure what those numbers say.
On one hand, given the indoctrination kids receive in school, it’s interesting that the numbers aren’t higher.
On the other hand, it’s disturbing that the numbers are as high as they are. It seems that an awful lot of people still believe in getting something for nothing.
This is a generation that’s been raised on getting something for nothing. Sports trophies for just showing up….not keeping score in games for fear some one’s widdle feelings will be hurt…graduating from high school with a 6th grade reading level. They still believe in unicorns. It seems that they don’t start maturing and thinking for themselves until well into their 30s.
Or the Republican brand is still toxic to young people because of the GOP’s lack of message towards younger people. Don’t just blame younger voters, blame Republicans for not doing better out reach and message building.
Oh, of course! Because God knows, young people just love them some double-digit unemployment and $4 a gallon gas.
Nothing says “a promising future” quite like yet another failed Marxist utopia!!!!!
The youth are idealistic and foolish. As they age, they will get some semblance of intelligence about their surroundings. As a young person, I was mature and aware of economics and politics. But I was a minority of people at college. Most were only concerned about school, grades, and getting hammered on the weekend.