What happened to the Democrats last night? This graph tells it all....

[Playinghardball]

[bigwillq]

1. We have to find a way to run Obama every year!

[Scuba]

2. So outside of Obama, Dem candidates have little appeal for youth voters.

I'll bet a national platform of raising the minimum wage would appeal to younger voters. Wonder why our national Dems didn't think of that.

[Jim Lane]

6. I doubt that it's about Obama. The youth voters just slack off in midterms.

Without bothering to do a lick of research, I'll hazard a guess that the same pattern would appear if you extended this graphic back through the Kerry, Gore, and Clinton candidacies.

[BillZBubb]

3. The republican old white people rule the midterms.

The Democrats NEVER give the young people a reason to vote in them. The rcons always fire up the old folks.

[rurallib]

4. amazing - those smart oldsters voted to have their SS and Medicare cut

shows the wisdom of the elderly!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. Some anyhow

I'm 57 and hope to have those in a few years. No fucking way I'm voting Republican.

[Jamaal510]

7. I'm 24 and I did my part.

Too bad more people my age don't seem as politically-conscious.