[ex-snook]

"Eisenhower publicly supported lowering the voting age to 18 in his 1954 State of the Union address."

Why was this a GOP mistake? A lot of 18-21 guys served under Eisenhower. I was one. He was well liked and voted for by a lot of young people.

Young people vote for the GOP when they are doing well with jobs and no wars, including both Bushs and Reagan. But Romney and McCain are war-mongerings zeros in their eyes. Their view of the future ends with war and the wallet of their supporters. Sad how the GOP dissed away their support.

[darkangel82]

I was 18 and 22 when I voted for Bush. I stand by those votes, if only because it stopped Gore and Kerry presidencies.

[Iron Munro]

Why was this a GOP mistake?

How Voters 18 to 29 Years Of Age Voted

2008 Election:

66% Obama
32% McCain

2012 Election:

60% Obama
37% Romney