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To: TimF who wrote (26955)	8/22/2006 11:14:09 AM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 541939

From the article: Given that about 80% of people with an identifiable party preference grow up to vote the same way as their parents, this gap translates into lots more little Republicans than little Democrats to vote in future elections. If I had the time, which I don't, I would hunt down the original report.

To: TimF who wrote (26955)	8/22/2006 11:36:30 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541939

That assumes that a parents political ideas and feelings will be taken up by their children more often than not. The kids, themselves, don't even keep the same political ideas and feelings through their voting years, let alone those of their parents, whose political ideas and feelings are also changing. And the parties, too, are changing over time. Way too simplistic a notion. Like most, it has an element of validity, but you can only take that element so far.