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Originally Posted by Traum
^^ Dude, I'd say you are over-estimating the intelligence of a LOT of people and giving them too much credit than they deserve. Despite the generally higher level of awareness among the newer generations, there are still a lot of dumb fxxks and i-dun-give-a-shxt type of people around. They don't bother looking deep into the issue, and they don't bother thinking even just an additional step away. All they know / remember is bs anecdotal half truths that are catchy, or whatever bs their homies say when they hang out with them.
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He may be overestimating some people, but he's on the right track. The "i-dun-give-a-shit" lot are present (and probably plentiful) in every demographic Ronin mentioned; they tend to be the ones, IF they vote, who will be swayed more by the buzz within their demographic. They hear all the "smart" people around them talking about how good "Party X" is, they're more likely to vote for Party X, because well, that's what the smart folk like and they must know better because they're smart.
And so Ronin's point stands: nobody is PROPERLY playing to the buzz-spreaders in "the Internet generation" demographic. They sway the necessary percentage of the soccer moms and the ethnic minorities and the blue collar working stiffs, and they get a buzz going within those demos. But the older segments of those demos are shrinking and the new members aren't keeping up the buzz, and so the "i-dun-no-how-to-vote" gang, having nobody to follow, just stay home.