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Well-written piece about the demographics of last night's win in Wisconsin. Another key demographic variable is that of generation, and I'm glad to see that big media players are finally taking a serious look at the question of which generation Obama is a part of. The New York Times ran a piece a couple days ago (on Sunday) in which they pose the question of whether Obama is part of the Boomer Generation, Generation X, or the generation in-between Boomer and Xers--Generation Jones. Last week (in the Feb. 11 issue), Newsweek ran a piece in which the author (Jonathan Alter) made a strong case that Obama is not a Boomer, nor an Xer, but is rather a part of Generation Jones. I feel like this is a relevant and important question, and that the media will increasingly be exploring it, particularly given the huge age/generation difference between McCain and Obama.
