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Grand Young Party: Infographics on How the Politicians of Tomorrow Will Think


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With the oldest Baby Boomers hitting retirement age this year, a changing of the guard in America has officially begun. Next up are the Gen-Xers, of course, but many of them are already in power positions around the world. We're more interested in

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Perhaps surprisingly, the division of young people between party affiliations is pretty similar to the division amongst older people. The difference is how that independent bloc swings. Amongst young people, it's more often to the left.
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Interesting here: A clear conservative reaction to the perceived "liberal bent" of Hollywood. Also, the huge number of Republicans who are willing to allow their religion color their political views should be a reminder that "separation

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This isn't surprising considering the party divisions in the second slide, but look how few people said Sarah Palin was a worthy leader.

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