Are young voters really as Democratic as being portrayed?

[Padfoot]

I agree with Smash.  The fact that the GOP is still promoting an anti-gay platform and openly opposing gay rights is simply laughable.  Its the worst long term strategy ever.  Countless polls have shown that the younger generations support gay rights by a significant margin.  This is a losing issue for the Republicans and it will only drag their party down.  Even Dick Cheney has realized this.

Republicans also have a terrible reputation on environmentalism and thanks to Bush/Cheney they have been heavily bogged down by associating themselves with big oil.  Yet another bad long term strategy as more and more Americans are looking for ways to reduce their impact on the environment and cut back on consumption of fossil fuels.

Until the GOP comes out with some reasonable ideas on the above issues they will continue to alienate the majority of young voters.