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The Anti-Hillary Facebook Group

November 13, 2007 9:31 AM

Senior Clinton campaign advisers Mandy Grunwald and Mark Penn were not impressed with the young Iowans who turned out for Barack Obama at Saturday night's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner.

"Our people look like caucus-goers," Grunwald told Roger Simon of the Politico, "and his people look like they are 18. Penn said they look like Facebook."

Added Penn: "Only a few of their people look like they could vote in any state."

Kind of weird to dis 18-year-olds. But hey, certainly the Clinton campaign and its all-knowing ways must have a reason to insult young Democrats trying to engage in the political process.

Either way, umbrage has been taken. And now on Facebook -- the Official Petition Against Hillary Clinton "They Look Like Facebook" Insult.

"That's it: Hillary's entire strategy for winning the White House is to make sure young people on Facebook don't vote," the group's manifesto states. "Facebook voters aren't 18 year old slackers. We are engaged. And we vote. Let's get as many Democrats, Republicans, and Independents to join this group to send a message that stereotypes like this about the youth vote are unacceptable. Invite 200 friends to be listed as a co-founder on the officer list."

As of Tuesday morning, the group had a paltry 159 members -- nothing like the 563,319 members of Stop Hillary Clinton: (One Million Strong AGAINST Hillary).

Lost in this madness is the fact that Penn -- normally so adept at understanding the culture -- clearly has missed the boat on Facebook, 41% of whose visitors are 35 and older. (Mr. Penn -- check out this story in Business Week, "Fogeys Flock to Facebook." )

Matthew Rose at the Wall Street Journal has an amusing column about his Mid-Life Facebook Crisis experience HERE.

So write off Facebook, Clintonistas! Mock Facebook! At your peril.

-- jt

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Opps! I should have proof read that better. Of course I meant cast your vote.

Posted by: James Danley | Nov 13, 2007 4:55:39 PM

Mimi, that works fine for primaries but not caucuses. You have to be present in order to case your vote in a caucus.

Posted by: James Danley | Nov 13, 2007 4:54:35 PM

Hello? College students vote in their home states using an absentee ballot! That's how I voted in my first Presidential election--got the absentee from Florida, dropped it in the mail from my school in SC. It doesn't take a brain trust to stay involved in the process. Football fans could do the same.

Posted by: mimi | Nov 13, 2007 4:39:17 PM

Rep. Tom Tancredo will surely welcome all those young whippersnappers. He not only has nothing against 18 year old voters, but He will also protect them from Illegal Immigrants and the terrorists who hide among them.

Posted by: Hipple, Rev. Paul T. | Nov 13, 2007 4:04:19 PM

First we need to come up with Stop the Democrat/Socialists Group!

Next college students that do not have residence in Iowa should NOT be voting in Iowa, they should be voting in there Resident state, which is the law. Those students that live in Iow, well they can vote then in there district. No issues there.

So please what does any of this have to do with Christmas Break?

The Dems always disenfranchise people , so nothing new there!

Posted by: spock | Nov 13, 2007 1:02:09 PM

The Iowa caucuses have been set for January 3rd, when the Orange Bowl football game is being played. Republicans originally set the early date to keep Iowa ahead of states like Florida and Michigan. Democrats considered Saturday, January 5th for their caucuses, but they relented, and went with Jan. 3rd to match the GOP. So not only do Dems and GOPs disenfranchise Iowa college kids on break, but football fans on their couches--and Hillary's camp tries to disenfranchise Facebook fans on their computers. Just a guess here, folks, but I think Iowans may be being set up not to matter. So, who would love to have that "the vote isn't representative--doesn't really matter" card in their back pocket?? HMMM--Giuliani is in big trouble in Iowa, and Hillary is slipping--HMMM.

Posted by: SteveW | Nov 13, 2007 12:28:00 PM

I can't wait for Giuliani to create his webpage on comb-overbook.

Posted by: DKNY | Nov 13, 2007 10:42:03 AM

isn't the point something that you blogged about - that the caucus is taking place over winter break. So college kids, while engaged, may not be present, thus lessening their influence.

In any event, it was a dumb remark. Of course, we should celebrate young facebook democrats, not put them down.

Posted by: cordelia525 | Nov 13, 2007 9:47:07 AM

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