[unspun]

Obviously a self-promotional press release, it nevertheless contains interesting insights.

[misterrob]

ping

[bill1952]

those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it.

Iowa Caucus Results Show that 'Spin' is Out, Authenticity is In

Is it now?

1992 - Iowa Caucus winner: Tom Harkin in a landslide victory -eventual party nominee and next President, Bill Clinton only got 3% of the vote

[Huck]

Xers had to fend for themselves from an early age

This is me.

[roses of sharon]

In their victory speeches, Obama and Huckabee struck similar cords and distinguished themselves from their respective fields portraying themselves as unifiers and change agents who didn't view the world in simply Republican and Democratic hues."

LOL, good grief, as if we haven't heard these bromides before, like in every election. Talk about spin.

[MNJohnnie]

Huckabee got 40,000 or so votes in a firmly Leftist state. Pretty desperate to be drawing universal truths about election 2008 from such a pathetically small sample.

Any “lessons” to be drawn from last night apply to Iowa and maybe a Minnesota and Wisconsin. Drawing larger conclusions based on the currently observed data is wholly unwarranted

[syriacus]

Huckabee doesn’t tell it like it is...

It’s hard to say when we will see
A Lib more glib than Huckabee.

Religion is his tool of choice,
He’s armed with sermonizing voice.

Self-canonized, and very shrewd,
He sneakily gets others screwed.

He puts out dirt and then retracts it.
Is repentant — (I think he ACTS it).

[sourcery]

"The victories of Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama with a good showing for John McCain in Iowa demonstrate that spin is out and authenticity is in"

Speaking of spin: If McCain's Iowa result was "success," then what of Thompson? Or Romney, for that matter. To ignore either one, when both finished higher, isn't just "spin." As part of a statement that "spin is out," it's hypocritical.

[Welsh Rabbit]

Generation X, born between 1961 and 1981

GENERATION Y, born between 1982 and 2000

This is a pretty bad breakdown for the Generation X and Y thing. Someone born in 1977 (such as myself) is going to have more in common (pop culturally) with someone born in the early eighties than with someone born in the early sixties. And there's quite a gap between 2000 and the early eighties.

[GOP_Raider]

the language of authenticity and with the tone of optimism and hope of Generation Y

Gen Y is my generation (I was born in 1981). The sheer number of kids close to my age that I've seen and know personally that have gone ga-ga over B. Hussein Obama is scary. Gen Y, by and large, is composed of sheeple, IMO.

[avacado]

"'It's Generations X and Y, Stupid!'"

If they are libtard kids, then yes. And add lazy to that roster!

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[dr_who_2]

Yeah, always good to hear insights from those of Generation BS.

[MNJohnnie]

Welcome to the politics of feelings. All rational thought must be checked at the door. Dogma uber alles!

[keepitreal]

What you see with Gen X and Y, and I am a member of X, is the voting power of those who have always seen the paternal government and know no difference. Have a problem? Government will solve it. Stupidity? Uncle Sam will fix it for you. Not a millionaire? How unfair. Let’s make everything even for everyone. That’s your government’s job.

[Sloth]

It is (or soon will be) perfectly simple for a candidate to wrap up the Gen-X vote: promise to slash Social Security.

[3niner]

The victories of Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama ... demonstrate that spin is out and authenticity is in,...

"Authentic" like a three dollar bill.

[UCANSEE2]

“Being practical-minded and averse to being ‘sold’ on spin or empty promises, they are looking for candidates who address them with authenticity and passion, and not as mere partisans - so far, Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama have connected with them on this level.”

That sure doesn’t give Gen X’ers a whole lot of credibility on the authenticity issue.

[stentorian conservative]

I swear if I hear “Agent of Change” one more time I’m gonna be sick. Wonder who coined that one? Must be Obama.

[wardaddy]

I think Gen Xand Y were instrumental in Obama but like my 19 year old daughter sez.....all her pals support Ron Paul

no war and free dope....what’s not to love right?

I doubt kids had much to do with Huckster

Kids have always voted more lefty as a rule since messianic humanism took off 100 years ago....today is no different

[Disambiguator]

Generation X, born between 1961 and 1981

If Xers were born between '61 and '81, and Boomers were born between '45 and '64, what do you call those who were born between '61 and '64? Xoomers? (I'm asking because both my wife and I are in this group.)

[Jack Black]

Oops. What about Generation Jones? That's the most pro-Republican voting block in the nation. They put Bush over the top in 2004.

1954-1965