In 1972 we still had the draft and were still in Vietnam, and I was in the army and the democrats got 46% of the youth vote and Nixon got 52%, and in 1968 53% of the youth voted against the democrats since George Wallace was running and won almost 14% of the vote, and was seen as to the right of Nixon, with Veep candidate Curtis LeMay.
Yes legal immigration is the main problem, but not the only one, the white under 30 vote is far more liberal than it used to be.
Remember that Romney was too far left to have run for either party in the 60s or 70s, too far left to get out his base, and you are comparing pure white under 30s with the total under 30 voting of the past, yet the radical left, and dismal failure Obama still did great with the white under 30s in 2012.
You seem determined to make immigration the sole problem for some reason, and seem to be agreeing with the writer’s mistaken history of the under 30 vote.
USA offensive combat action in Vietnam ended 9 weeks after the 1972 election, not before the election.
Re: “George Wallace was seen as to the Right of Nixon.”
Only on two issues: States Rights and Desegregation.
Wallace was to the Left of Nixon on Vietnam - he pledged to unconditionally bring home the troops in 90 days if the War could not be won with non-nuclear weapons.
Re: “The white under 30 vote is far more liberal than it used to be.”
In 1980, Ronald Reagan received just 44% of the youth vote, which was at least 85% white.
Reagan's opponents - the liberal Jimmy Carter and the RINO John Anderson - received 56%.
Re: “You are comparing pure white under 30s with the total under 30 voting of the past.”
In 1968, more than 90% of ALL voters were white.
Re: “Obama still did great with the white under 30s in 2012.”
What!
Romney beat Obama by 7% with white youth.
Romney: 51%
Obama: 44%
Re: “You seem to be agreeing with the writer’s mistaken history of the under 30 vote.”
The writer claims that non-white teenagers may become Conservatives.
I say that's total bunk!
Re: “You seem determined to make immigration the sole problem for some reason.”
Just one reason:
20 million imported Socialist voters since the Reagan Amnesty in 1986.