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Seniority in the Midterms

Posted by Resurgent Republic on February 25th 2010 @ 4:02pm

Ed Goeas of the Tarrance Group (and Resurgent Republic Advisory Board member) notes that dogged pursuit by the White House and Democrats in Congress to pass their version of health care reform has had a "reverse effect among seniors" and has alienated this cohort "due to their concern of rising costs and cuts to Medicare/Medicaid." The political shift among seniors should be troubling for the majority since this group "[is] a much larger share of the electorate in midterms elections."  Read the full memo.

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