> Speaking as someone under 30, I'd say so. I never had high hopes for Obama
> and the Dems- but shit. On foreign policy, I expected Obama to do pretty
> much what he said he was going to do and escalate Afghanistan. No surprise
> there. But on domestic policy goals like the public option and card-check,
> even I've been kind of floored at Obama's unwillingness to fight for these
> things. So much so, that I really have to wonder whether or not I wasn't
> as
> deluded as a die-hard Obama supporter. Consequently, I think I've shifted
> further to the left in the last six months than I have throughout the rest
> of my life (something that I don't think would have happened under a
> Republican administration, ironically). Though I'll be damned if I know
> how
> representative I am of younger people; when talking with friends and
> aquaintences in the last few months, I've received gasps of disbelief,
> howls
> of protest, and at least one middle finger when I've criticised Obama and
> the Dems.
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How would you explain their continued loyalty to the administration in the
face of it's clear retreat on card check, health care, Afghanistan, and
other matters? Are you considering joining any political group to the left
of the Democrats?