Young Obama Backers AWOL from Health Care Fight

[Appaholic]

NEW YORK – Add this to President Barack Obama's problems in selling his health care overhaul: A lot of the tech-savvy activists who helped put him in office are young, feeling indestructible and not all that into what they see as an old folks issue.

It's a crucial gap in support and one the White House may have to correct if Obama is to regain the momentum and get Congress to act on his top domestic priority.

Matt Singer, a 26-year-old founder of the liberal groupForward Montanaand an activist in the health care trenches, has tried to engage young people.

"Right now we're seeing a big conversation with seniors, but you're not seeing the same mobilization among young people who are President Obama's core constituency," Singer said. "The age demographic most supportive of reform has not been engaged, and it makes me very nervous."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_health_care_age_gap

[TheDancinMonarch]

Maybe the young are willing to pass on their coverage now so that Grandma can be allowed to live longer.

[AZGrizFan]

One of my nieces from Montana who worked on Obama's campaign was at my house this weekend...I was giving her shit about the healthcare proposal....her comment? "I never agreed with it anyway".

[CID1990]

One of my nieces from Montana who worked on Obama's campaign was at my house this weekend...I was giving her **** about the healthcare proposal....her comment? "I never agreed with it anyway".

Not surprising. Many of the younger voters (and a lot of others, too) were simply in love with the IDEA of Obama. We are talking about a group of people that by and large does not normally give a sh!t enough to vote. As far as most of them are concerned, they have given their pound of flesh just by having shown up in November.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

One of my nieces from Montana who worked on Obama's campaign was at my house this weekend...I was giving her shit about the healthcare proposal....her comment? "I never agreed with it anyway".

could also just be a shorter "oh shut the fuck old man, i dont give a shit what you think, nor do i care to get in to all of the complaints and condescending comment of wrinkled-ass old dude"

I know for a fact I've taken this approach with my relatives - helps keep family functions from becoming unbearable.

[UNI88]

One of my nieces from Montana who worked on Obama's campaign was at my house this weekend...I was giving her **** about the healthcare proposal....her comment? "I never agreed with it anyway".

could also just be a shorter "oh shut the **** old man, i dont give a **** what you think, nor do i care to get in to all of the complaints and condescending comment of wrinkled-ass old dude"

I know for a fact I've taken this approach with my relatives - helps keep family functions from becoming unbearable.

But TTBF adding a little tension to a family function with a snarky comment can be quite fun. Stir the pot.