WSJ: Retirees Break for Democrats on Campaign Contributions

[MyNameIsKhan]

https://politicalwire.com/2018/11/05/retirees-break-for-democrats-on-campaign-contributions/

Wall Street Journal: “Donors who identify their occupation as ‘retired’ gave 52% of the $326 million they contributed through Oct. 17 to Democrats, compared with 48% to Republicans… That is a reversal of their split four years ago—and it’s a record amount of midterm money from retirees.”

“This is the first midterms since the group began keeping donor industry data in 1990 in which retirees favor Democrats over Republicans.”

[marybourg]

1. Including me.

[Demovictory9]

8. ..

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Yes we did.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. I'm not surprised

Especially when considering that Mitch McTurdhole wants to fuck with Social Security.

[MyNameIsKhan]

4. And Medicare !

[Cha]

11. Accommodating for turtleshite to announce it Before

the midterms!

[meow2u3]

5. I'm not surprised in the least

Retirees are rightfully spooked at the very notion of repunks coming for Social Security benefits, especially when McTurtle came out and said so. Rethugs never learned the lesson never to mess with Granny.

[MyNameIsKhan]

7. Well until now Rethugs have been working like a cult ... I think the extremism has some part to this

[Hortensis]

6. Very interesting! First ever favoring Democrats over Republicans.

I wonder if the Republican donors held and this change comes from new Democratic donors, or...? Older Republicans have apparently been the biggest ardent group of trumpsters -- this as so many approach what they believe will be their day of reckoning.

Speaking of, 81% of evangelical voters voted for Trump in 2016. Three weeks ago 71% said they still viewed him favorably. The Public Religion Research Institute didn't say how they viewed Democrats.

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." Matthew 7:13-14

[Cha]

9. Awesome! they're paying Attention!

[NewJeffCT]

10. I believe the last time Democrats were even close in retiree donations

we had the 2006 wave that gave us Speaker Pelosi