He's hot. That's about the only thing he has going for him.
Obama would still win in terms of the "cool" factor especially among younger voters since John Thune is such a social conservative, which would mean Obama would still hold and probably strengthen his hold on younger voters because of the social issues.
I don't think young people vote exclusively on social issues. Why would they?
Because by and large they're incredibly stupid. Most younger people only really care about image. There are a few smart ones out there, but frankly I think most people need to get into their 30's before finding out what they actually believe, if they ever do.
Agree. I think younger voters tend to prefer style over substance (as was evident during the Democratic primaries), but in the case of a Thune-Obama matchup, they would both have style so then it would go down to substance.
I just made the assumption that younger voters would feel closer to Obama on the social issues because most younger people engage in "liberal" lifestyles since most of them are in college (being indoctrinated by the radical left-wing liberal agenda), you know, the drinking and the partying and rampant sexcapades and lighting up a doobie here and there. You don't find that the younger generation today is defined by church-going, abstinence-only, alcohol-is-bad-for-you moral crusaders like our parents and grandparents, so I would say there would be a generational divide between Thune and Obama, and Republicans and Democrats in general.
But I agree about how most younger voters don't really form their true political beliefs/ideologies/partisan leanings whatever you want to call it until their late 20s/early 30s, save for the lower- to mid-20s political junkies like myself. And after watching Obama as President and the Democratic leadership in Congress, I wouldn't be surprised if younger voters make a radical shift rightwards soon, maybe not on social issues, but on fiscal issues for sure, so who knows, maybe Thune could do well among younger voters.
