New Post-Kaiser-Harvard poll highlights Democrats' problem with senior voters

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President Obama and his party have been lavishing attention on young voters, investing millions in an effort to reenergize a group that helped elect him two years ago. Obama talked recently to Rolling Stone, and he met Tuesday with students at George Washington University. On Thursday, he plans to appear at a "youth town hall" on MTV.

But a similar investment in older voters - especially those not particularly motivated to go to the polls - might have been just as valuable.

Among seniors who say that they are very interested in the upcoming election, 51 percent prefer to see Republicans in control of the next Congress while 40 percent say they want Democrats in charge. Among all other seniors, it's about the reverse: 51 percent say they want Democrats to control Congress and 37 percent say Republicans.

The findings come from a major survey conducted by The Washington Post, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University. The survey measured attitudes about the federal government and included some questions about the upcoming elections.

Full story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/13/AR2010101303925_pf.html

[SteveM]

1. Fool's errand...

Younger voters (up to late 20s at least) vote less frequently than "older" voters (pre-retirement age). Ignore older voters at your own peril.