>>Unsurprisingly, despite a mostly laissez-faire attitude, the surveyed millennials expressed support for the political party most associated with big government. Thirty-nine percent of those surveyed chose Hillary Clinton as their top 2016 presidential choice. Eight percent supported Democrat Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, while six percent said they would vote for Vice President Joe Biden. Republicans had a poor showing, with only six percent saying that Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan would be their presidential pick. Only five percent said they would support Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, who is thought to have heavy support from younger voters. << So the whole premise of the first part of your article is apparently wrong. We are supposed to respect their appreciation of government waste, overreach, overregulation, etc yet they still overwhelmingly support the party that specializes in those things. So really, it all comes down to a bunch of dolts who want "free" stuff. The problem with surveys like this is they present these options as though they are cost free. For example, how many would support raising the minimum wage if it meant increased unemployment among young and minorities? How many would support obamacare if it means their own insurance costs will go up by 50%? And their parents stand a good chance of being denied lifesaving procedures at some point to save money for the horde of illegals Obama has welcomed to our country?
I agree that, excepting Ted Cruz, they are not my choice, but the worst of them would be a far better choice than a woman with a lifelong record of corruption, shameless lying and deception and failure in her one big job. Or a woman who has been in the Senate long enough for a cup of coffee and who disgraced herself by laughably claiming to be Indian to get a Harvard slot. And who is seen even by King Obama as the logical extension of his disastrous reign. Happy faces aside, millenials are showing they either do not have the grasp of issues they apparently believe they do or they are not prepared to make tough choices. Neither result surprises me, coming from a generation that always got trophies for showing up. Their egos and self esteem far outstrip any objective results.
Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation by Joel Stein May 20, 2013 I am about to do what old people have done throughout history: call those younger than me lazy, entitled, selfish and shallow. But I have studies! I have statistics! I have quotes from respected academics! Unlike my parents, my grandparents and my great-grandparents, I have proof. Hereâs the cold, hard data: The incidence of narcissistic personality disorder is nearly three times as high for people in their 20s as for the generation thatâs now 65 or older, according to the National Institutes of Health; 58% more college students scored higher on a narcissism scale in 2009 than in 1982. Continued at: http://time.com/247/millennials-the-me-me-me-generation/
When I heard that Obama considered Elizabeth Warren to be viable successor I couldn't believe my ears. The left celebrates incompetency and fraud. They really cannot seem to maintain a link to reality. The dems want a president with a vagina regardless of experience or ability.
We live in an age of political entrepreneurs. Experience and accomplishment count for little. Media celebrity is everything. As much distaste as I have for the political establishment, there is something to be said for having a president who has demonstrated an ability to win significant elections and exhibit some competency in an executive role, either in government or the private sector. Obama, Hillary, Warren and a host of republicans including Paul Ryan, Rubio and even the estimable Dr. Ben Carson all fail this simple test. President of the United States should not be a starter job in politics nor is it a place for on the job training. While I think Obama's failure has deeper roots, he was clearly unqualified. He was unqualified to be a Senator, much less president.