To baby boomers, this ticket is the Cowsills, not the Stones
July 21, 1992
Milwaukee Journal
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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We have been told countless times that, because of its youth, the Democratic ticket will appeal to the baby-boom generation. Well, I'm a baby boomer. I know many baby boomers. A lot of baby boomers are friends of mine.
These guys are no baby boomers.
It's probably no coincidence that the journalists screaming loudest bout this ticket's generational appeal are all older than we are. After all, Bill Clinton was a noticeable washout among baby-boom voters in the primaries, running strongest with the elderly, who are, after all, the parents of baby boomers.
The feeling that Clinton and Gore should appeal to us because they're "Kennedyesque" reminds me of the times during the '60s when our parents would arrive with a new album by the Cowsills and say, "Instead of listening to those Rolling Stones, I thought you would like this."
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