AARP Survey: Needs on Key Issues Trump Partisan Divisions for Voters Age 50+

A new survey released today by AARP offers a closer look at the attitudes and priorities of AARP members heading into the 2010 midterm elections – and challenges some of the conventional wisdom about what will drive their votes.

“No one should be surprised that a political environment that has become increasingly more combative over the last few elections would yield some predictable partisan divisions among voters,” said AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond. “The real story here is that at a time of growing partisanship, older Americans across the ideological spectrum share many of the same concerns on key issues and are demanding common-sense solutions from their elected leaders.
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