Ageism is not suddenly ok here
Against anyone, but particularly against Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders.
Juries please take note, “age” is specifically noted in the TOS under “bigotry/insensitivity”.
Are we going to follow our own rules or what?
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LAND DOESN'T VOTE—PEOPLE DO
I love this map!!! I wish we'd get a new one for every election & that the media would start showing this instead of the red state/blue state map which makes it look like the US is predominately conservative.
Another DUer shared it with me. 
I posted it on FB once & my right wing cousins did not like it! 
On edit: I was here early enough that I was one of the relatively few sub 30 folks here once, and there was a somewhat similar dynamic, but (a) I think there were a few more younger folk then than now and (b) I think the dynamic has grown a little more pronounced over the years.
Such as "They don't take their eyes off their phones"
I think it is difficult to motivate youth to vote. But it has always been that way. It's nothing new. It has nothing to do with cell phones etc.
I was young once and I didn't vote. I didn't have a cell phone or a computer etc. I was just too busy.
Youth don't vote for the same reason that many minorities don't vote.
They just have more pressing needs in their life.
After I got done being young, I was raising kids. (Fortunately, today's technology does allow young parents to keep more up to date than I was) I didn't have time to keep with up with politics when I had kids running around my house. We didn't have cable either. My kids' safety, their well being, their schooling, their social lives were always my priority.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs indicates why.
Youth, young parents and minorities needs often at the base of the pyramid. Civic engagement is at the top.
Many retired people are at the top.
We were all young at one time and we weren't much different than "kids these days" back then.
Surprisingly, I picked up the bug, too & throughout my young adult life, I only had a few friends who also voted & followed elections. Some others would vote on occasion if there was an inspiring candidate or a hot issue, but yeah, as a young person very few of my peers were dedicated voters.
As for the cell phone issue, what about all the adults who also are glued to their phone screens? There's the video of the woman who tumbled into a fountain cuz she wasn't watching where she was going. 
She was late 30s, I'd guess.
That's exactly how I got into politics. My friend asked me to be his debate partner. We also volunteered for the Gary Hart for Senate campaign.
When I was a kid, my social studies teacher told the class, "Be sure to register to vote when you turn 21." By the time I turned 18, 18-year-olds could vote. 
They wouldn't fit in my house!
but if you suggest we have age limits for older candidates, that's agism. 
Some young people mature faster yet we have minimum age requirements. Personally I'm in favor of upper age limits, too & that's not a popular opinion around here.
IMO, younger candidates generate more energy, probably cuz they engage younger people, but especially after someone older has been in office. Look at JFK, Bill Clinton, Obama, & now Harris & the new energy they all generated after older men had been in office. This was a good move. I feel badly how it went down cuz Joe deserved to be treated more respectfully publicly, but he's a trooper & he knows that what counts is who wins in November.
Joe Biden will go down as one of the most influential politicians of our time & one of the most effective & productive presidents ever.
