Millennials are folks between the ages of 18 to 33:
*Millennials are liberal on some social issues – but not all. On social issues, a majority of Millennials (57%) say their views have become more liberal over the course of their lives. By contrast, about half or more in older generations – including 52% of Gen Xers – say their social views have become more conservative over the course of their lives. Millennials’ liberalism is apparent in their views on a range of social issues such as same-sex marriage, interracial marriage and marijuana legalization. In all of these realms, they are more liberal than their elders. However, on some other social issues – including abortion and gun control – the views of Millennials are not much different from those of older adults.”
Source: http://politics.suntimes.com/article/washington/new-pew-poll-50-millennials-political-independents/fri-03072014-149pm
What can we learn from this? If the Republican Party wants to win presidential elections, they need to focus less on same-sex marriage and marijuana and more on defending our gun rights. This is a voting group that doesn’t like to be told what to do whether it’s an economic issue or a social issue.
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