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Originally Posted by Tough Love89
I dont mean it as an insult, but yeah there does seem to be a negitve connotation. The elitist are the people with the power and influence. I think its a useful term.
Those poor voters sure made it out to the polls in 2008.
and I think Republicans got most of the old people on their side at the moment. Maybe that will change in 10 or 15 years.
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I have never seen an example of an elitist. Bush, Mccain, and other conservatives are not elitist. Obama, Clinton, and other liberals are not elitist. There is probably a rare one in the bunch, but it is a very unlikely radical.
The poor are usually uneducated and, well, poor. Both of which reduce voter turn-out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_t...onomic_factors
"The more educated a person is, the more likely he or she is to vote, even when controlled for other factors such as income and class that are closely associated with education level. Income has some effect independently: wealthier people are more likely to vote, regardless of their educational background."
The reason Republicans do not tackle Social Security is because they need older people, which are more likely to vote.
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