The word was potentially
Not was or were.
And 18 year olds were allowed a vote at the general election not 16 year olds.
Not all 18-21 year olds are super gullible like a lot of older folk are not either.
The difference was 2%
Not 20 or 25%
That probably would have been wiped out with 16 and 17 year olds
As for older people you will find many easy to manipulate. I could if inclined to do it to my parents in certain situations. I don't I only advise when asked. That's the point that they may have asked which way to vote to benefit their kin and hey Presto.
Ask most people with parents of 80 plus and it will be how it is.
Sorry to anyone if they don't or wouldn't be manipulated by their kin but many do and in this referendum it would have followed that pattern.
Look I want the best out of this for me, my kids and their kids God willing.
I just feel it won't be all it is cracked up to be.
I stand to be proven wrong and hope I am.
In the meantime I am entitled to voice my concerns about it. I don't think there should be another vote for the record it was just the wrong criteria.