Thursday, August 27, 2009

Political ideology of the young

The CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS brags: Of all the storylines emerging from the historic 2008 elections perhaps none has more impact on the future of our country than the rise of the Millennial Generation. These young 18- to 29-year-old Americans born between 1978 and 2000 represent the largest and most diverse generation in American history. Last year, their record turnout and overwhelming support for Barack Obama—as well as Democrats up and down the ballot— delivered a decisive victory and signaled a turning point in our country’s political history. Read the rest...

Q: Could public education have anything to do with this result? --bc

"All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind are convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth." --Aristotle (Hat tip: Holly Swanson, author of Set Up & Sold Out)

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