Still-powerful Silents

[Marypoza]

(03-17-2019, 03:26 PM)David Horn Wrote:

(03-16-2019, 12:32 PM)Marypoza Wrote: -- some of my more political friends claim Beto's campaign is already DOA. And it's just been launched. I guess we'll see

Beto is the first true Millennial candidate, with all the warts that implies.  Like Trump, he plays the room.  He also plays the hive-vibe.  He'll be a lesson in how to do it in the future, or not.  I suspect he'll do well -- just not well enough to matter.

--  Beto's 46. He's an Xer. Tulsi, otoh, @ 38 or 39, she's a Millie

Beto's already made his 1st mistake:

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mol...N4nGUVYhdk

That ain't gonna fly with Millies, many of whom work crappy jobs with no health care. If they're working, that is. Or with us younger Boomers who wish the Govt would @ least lower the age 2 60, if not 0. Maybe even older Boomers & Silents, who, even tho they got Medicare, would like the lower Canadian drug prices. That leaves his fellow Xers & that's not a large enough voting block.
 
Unless Beto stops being his evasive self & comes up with something better, he's DOA. If Bernie taught these Millies anything it's to look @ the issues. They shouldn't be falling 4 another empty suit this time round