Scenes from the Tea Party Convention:
Forget that you see an all-white crowd. Although that presents a problem for the GOP as minority populations continue to grow, the big problem is that it’s an all-old crowd. Where are all the young people? Where are all the angry college students?
I know that there are some young tea partiers (like my sister, sigh). But their message predominantly resonates with old people. This may create short-term gains for the GOP, especially in the 2010 midterms. But long-term, you can’t rely on a grey-haired revolution.
As Andrew Sullivan likes to say – Know hope.
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Ron Paul recently won a CPAC straw poll. He won 31% of the vote beating Mit Romney and Sara Palin who got only 7%.
Ron Paul’s lead was attributed to young people’s support.