Romney campaign derps again

So, it looks like the Romney campaign can’t be arsed to spell anything correctly, not even the name of the last greatest Republican president, according to most Republicans. This, with the Amercia gaffe, and the “sneak-peak” gaffe, goes a long way to suggest that the Romney campaign just does not give one or even a fractional shit. Nor most probably should they.

If I were an up-and-coming young Republican, I’d rather be arrested for burning a cross on an exorcist’s forehead while spitting green pea soup out of my cranial orifices than be caught dead trying to make sense out of Mitt Friggin’ Romney for president. He’s either a Rockefeller Republican Willy Wonka in a Big Government Candyland, or a small government theocratic zealot, where, surprise, the theocracy is Mormon! Which every Fundegelical is probably too enthused about to even….speak.  Except. In tongues, About. And not always favorably.

If I’m wrong about the ethos here, I’m sure I’ll get told..

Posted by Vixen Strangely on 06/06/12 at 10:22 PM • Permalink

Here’s who you’d be:

Overall, 28% of 18-29 year olds identify as Republicans. Among young men, 30% identify as Republicans, compared to 26% of young women. Republican identification is also highest among Caucasian youth, with 35% identifying as Republicans (My emphasis).

and here’s what you’d be on about:

Young Republicans say jobs and the economy is (sic) their top issue of concern, followed by immigration, gas prices, health care, terrorism and homeland security, and the federal budget deficit. (No deficit hawks, here)

Young Republicans identified immigration as more important than any other subset of the youth demographic. (My emphasis) In so doing, 15% of young Republicans identified it as their top issue, while 14% of young Latinos classed it as their number one issue. Overall, 9% of young men (in general) felt that immigration was their most important concern.

It will be pretty interesting to see what sort of hold the GOP has over young Republicans.  My guess is that the main attraction, (according to these statistics, anyway) is, how shall I put this delicately? . . . Caucasian primacy?

Evidently, the GOP establishment’s main event, courting the 1% with deregulation, privatization and tax cuts all dressed up as deficit-concern trolling comes in dead last for young Republican voters.  (Not to be confused with “Young Guns,” who follow the scripts they are given meticulously, even though they have to know the “Party” has it’s appeal to youth all wrong.  They are team players whose role is to look like attractive, hip, young, establishment rebels).

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