Politics

How Old People Will Decide Your Future

GREY DAWN

Older voters are the electorate’s fastest-growing demographic—and a major reason Republicans can win big in 2016.

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The political impact of shifting demographics is a hot topic. Judging from the coverage, it would be easy to assume that more liberal younger voters or a rising number of Hispanics were the only significant demographic trend.

But that’s neglecting the fastest growing segment of the electorate: older voters.

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