He’s soft in the largest generational blocs (millennials gen z) and we all know it.
No-one in politics should give a fuck about millennials or zoomers because they don’t vote in large enough numbers to matter. If they voted, sure, cater to them. But as long as they keep having the woe is me, voting doesn’t do anything attitude, they’re going to keep getting ignored.
This is also why I think Bernie is a dumbass - not because I don’t agree with his policies, but because he tried to court people who won’t make the small effort to cast a ballot in his favor.
2020 millennials and gen z out numbered boomers in voting. Boomers are no longer the dominate force in demographics and ignoring this fact and being assholes is just entitled bullshit that… we’re not going to forget.
Imagine unironically putting words in my mouth.
Broader population trends show that millennials already outnumber boomers, that Gen Z out numbers Millennials, and that Gen X will only outnumber boomers as they die off (sometime around 2028,).
it’s long been ‘known’- though is less true today- that older people are more able and more likely to go vote. In 2020, Gen X only outvoted Millennials by about 10% which is easily accounted for by the simple ability to actually go and vote (you know, for example, being able to leave work.) even your own source shows that. Further more, your own source shows that 17% of the voters were 18-29 (more or less Gen Z), while 65+ were 16% (silent and boomer.) at 2020, the youngest boomers were 56, so half of the age range between 45-64 were boomers and the other half were gen x.
They have no reason to take your concerns seriously if there isn’t an incentive for it. Seriously - why would they do favors for one group who may reward them when they can do favors for another which will reward them.
Once again, I’m going to point to Bernie - he tried to go appeal to the youth vote. See how he did in the primaries.
inb4 bernie-bros cry about being shafted by The Man. No - people just didn’t vote for him.
They have no reason to take your concerns seriously if there isn’t an incentive for it.
The incentive is votes from me and people like me.
Seriously - why would they do favors for one group who may reward them when they can do favors for another which will reward them.
Because they (presumably) want to win elections, and they don’t get any closer to that goal by offering favors to people who would vote for them anyway.
Once again, I’m going to point to Bernie - he tried to go appeal to the youth vote. See how he did in the primaries.
Exactly. Bernie appealed to the youth and subsequently broke Obama’s record for primary election turnout in that demographic.
The fact that he lost the primary doesn’t change the fact that people are more likely to vote for candidates who offer them something and less likely to vote for candidates who don’t.
No-one in politics should give a fuck about millennials or zoomers because they don’t vote in large enough numbers to matter. If they voted, sure, cater to them. But as long as they keep having the woe is me, voting doesn’t do anything attitude, they’re going to keep getting ignored.
This is also why I think Bernie is a dumbass - not because I don’t agree with his policies, but because he tried to court people who won’t make the small effort to cast a ballot in his favor.
Boomers will all be dead before the Democratic Party considers trying to appeal to anyone else.
You need to go do some research.
2020 millennials and gen z out numbered boomers in voting. Boomers are no longer the dominate force in demographics and ignoring this fact and being assholes is just entitled bullshit that… we’re not going to forget.
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Imagine unironically putting words in my mouth. Broader population trends show that millennials already outnumber boomers, that Gen Z out numbers Millennials, and that Gen X will only outnumber boomers as they die off (sometime around 2028,).
it’s long been ‘known’- though is less true today- that older people are more able and more likely to go vote. In 2020, Gen X only outvoted Millennials by about 10% which is easily accounted for by the simple ability to actually go and vote (you know, for example, being able to leave work.) even your own source shows that. Further more, your own source shows that 17% of the voters were 18-29 (more or less Gen Z), while 65+ were 16% (silent and boomer.) at 2020, the youngest boomers were 56, so half of the age range between 45-64 were boomers and the other half were gen x.
In short, your source muddles the generations and doesn’t entirely support your claim. here’s some sources that support my side of it: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/here-s-comprehensive-look-how-younger-voters-are-breaking-2020-n1240299
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/18/the-2020-election-shows-gen-zs-voting-power-for-years-to-come.html
https://time.com/6049270/2020-election-young-voters/
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/10/millennials-and-gen-z-will-soon-dominate-us-elections/616818/
TL/DR, you’re delusional if you think you can dictate who we vote for, and many of us really don’t like biden.
Maybe people under 45 would vote more if there were candidates that took our concerns seriously
They have no reason to take your concerns seriously if there isn’t an incentive for it. Seriously - why would they do favors for one group who may reward them when they can do favors for another which will reward them.
Once again, I’m going to point to Bernie - he tried to go appeal to the youth vote. See how he did in the primaries.
inb4 bernie-bros cry about being shafted by The Man. No - people just didn’t vote for him.
The incentive is votes from me and people like me.
Because they (presumably) want to win elections, and they don’t get any closer to that goal by offering favors to people who would vote for them anyway.
Exactly. Bernie appealed to the youth and subsequently broke Obama’s record for primary election turnout in that demographic.
The fact that he lost the primary doesn’t change the fact that people are more likely to vote for candidates who offer them something and less likely to vote for candidates who don’t.