Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Seniors Return To GOP In Huge Numbers

Politico is reporting that senior citizens have flocked back to the GOP in a dramatic reversal of the 2008 election when they flirted with Obama and the Dems.
Here's part of the story:
Voters over 65 favored Republicans last week by a 21-point margin after flirting with Democrats in the 2006 midterm elections and favoring John McCain by a relatively narrow 8-point margin in 2008.
Concerned by changes to Medicare and compelled by a Republican Party that promised a return to America’s glory days, seniors played a crucial — and often understated — role in races across the country. They were unswayed by ubiquitous Democratic warnings about Republican changes to Social Security. And they put a series of campaigns out of reach for Democrats.
Click here to read the full story at Politico.

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