There was a lot of hubbub about "shifts" in the political ideologies of Democrats and Republicans this year.
The election of Bill de Blasio as mayor of New York City was hailed as a victory for progressives - an emergence of a "New New Left" - and along with the rising star of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), it showed that Democrats could become even more "left".
Young people on the left flocked towards Obama as he was billed as the "progressive" candidate. I think we've all seen how that worked out.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI), say the GOP needs to be more libertarian to increase their national popularity, especially with the emerging youth vote.
It will be that "youth vote" - the millennial generation - that will fulfill these political maneuverings.
As many analysts have noted, the millennial generation is already more libertarian and/or progressive than previous generations.
As millennials slowly become 75 percent of the population by 2020, we will likely continue these trends.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/travis-irvine/millennial-progressives-and-libertarians_b_4520203.html
The election of Bill de Blasio as mayor of New York City was hailed as a victory for progressives - an emergence of a "New New Left" - and along with the rising star of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), it showed that Democrats could become even more "left".
Young people on the left flocked towards Obama as he was billed as the "progressive" candidate. I think we've all seen how that worked out.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI), say the GOP needs to be more libertarian to increase their national popularity, especially with the emerging youth vote.
It will be that "youth vote" - the millennial generation - that will fulfill these political maneuverings.
As many analysts have noted, the millennial generation is already more libertarian and/or progressive than previous generations.
As millennials slowly become 75 percent of the population by 2020, we will likely continue these trends.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/travis-irvine/millennial-progressives-and-libertarians_b_4520203.html