Mking the case for TV for the graying generation

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John Erickson:

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“Do you know of any other group that’s 70 million strong? Do you know of any other group that has so much discretionary time? Do you know of any other group that’s so loyal? This is not a group of people that will switch out a cellphone just to change its ringtone.”

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“Mr. or Ms. Politician, do you know of any other group this big? (One out of three Americans is a 55-plus-year-old.) Do you know of any other group with the kind of discretionary time that allows us to vote in every single election? (Count on it: We vote.) Are you taking our loyalty for granted?”

As sure as the sun will rise, a swarm of seniors will go to the polls. Historically, voter turnout for the 60- to 70-year-old group has been at least twice that of their 25- to 30-year-old children and grandchildren. Yet we seniors are being taken for granted. Politicians have pigeonholed us as red or blue, and instead expend energy courting young souls who flock around the latest social media-powered cause.

These are the voters who came to the Town Hall meetings to tell the Democrats they did not want their health care bill and were ignored. These are the voters who will show up next Tuesday to let Democrats know what a big mistake that was.
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