Message: They Care

by digby

This NY Times story says that the youth vote for Democrats is dwindling because of the economy. I think this quote is very telling:

“There’s a vibe,” he said on a recent afternoon, while pumping weights at the gym. “Right now it seems like Republicans just care a lot more than Democrats.”

I get that. They do seem like they care more.

Those who are paying close attention realize that they either care more about destroying the socialist/Muslim menace or they care more about taking back the power they so recently lost. But either way, they do appear to give a damn. The Democrats, on the other hand, rather than coming out with their guns blazing at those who have made it impossible for them to fix these problems seem content with trying to convince people that it isn’t as bad as they think it is.

You know — like when your friend tries to convince you that you shouldn’t be upset about something you are upset about. It’s annoying. And you realize very quickly that they just don’t want to hear about it anymore. That’s how the Democrats seem right now — that they are sick of hearing about it.