Philip BumpVivek Ramaswamy's proposal to limit voting for those under 25 is an obvious attempt to skew elections in his party's favor. But it's also a reflection of the overlap between age and party that's downstream from the baby boom. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/11/long-shot-gop-candidate-wants-limit-voting-by-younger-americans/
Baby boomers, when they are in their teens: Teens should be allowed to vote!
[26th Amendment is ratified]
Baby boomers, when they are retiring: Teens are too young to vote!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/11/long-shot-gop-candidate-wants-limit-voting-by-younger-americans/
[26th Amendment is ratified]
Baby boomers, when they are retiring: Teens are too young to vote!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/11/long-shot-gop-candidate-wants-limit-voting-by-younger-americans/
Bob Drummond@pbump Ramaswamy's not a boomer.
@bobdrummond I am begging you to read the article
@pbump I did. Wouldn't comment without doing so. You started with Vivek and then tried a triple-bank-shot to ascribe his view to Republicans and from there to boomers -- apparently to finally arrive at the "boomers wanted young people to vote when they were young, but look at them now" quip. Lotta work for little real insight. We both know Republicans in various states are trying to limit voting by blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans and, yes, young people -- any group that's not MAGA.
@pbump You correctly describe the GOP voter suppression campaign (and, btw, I'm an admirer of your work. First-rate). As someone born in the '50s and almost named for President Eisenhower, I just feel compelled to stick up for my generation.