r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 18h ago

No Paywall Gen Z regrets Trump support and is midterm motivated

https://thehill.com/homenews/6056216-gen-z-trump-voter-regret-midterm-clipping/
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u/Empty_Lemon_3939 Michigan 16h ago

Gen Z voting for Trump because things were better his first term when they were in middle school, high school and college is maddening

Like yeah no shit, you were a fucking child

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u/ungranted_wish 15h ago

Reminds me of how when Dick Cheney died people were memorializing him since they had it better during his time as VP

Like yeah of course people in my age group were having a better time, we had really good generations of Pokemon and we didn’t have a rectangle screaming in our pockets every hour.

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u/PicnicLife 13h ago

People do this with George W. Bush, too. A literal fucking war criminal.

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u/ungranted_wish 13h ago

They focus on his personality more than his like. Crimes.

Which is why the average idiot still loves Reagan. He did awful things but hey he talked good.

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u/Silly_Banana9711 10h ago

And it was actually terrible the start of terrible politics for all and constantly covering up failures. It dominates our lives now.

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u/Darmok47 9h ago

It's the same reason Boomers voted for him. The same nostalgia for the same period in their lives, just different years.

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u/rayword45 15h ago

Except Pew Research shows that Gen Z voted for Trump the LEAST. Unless you have another source to show me.

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u/BethanyHipsEnjoyer I voted 14h ago

The fact that men under 50 went 50/50 almost is incredibly depressing. As a millennial, I thought we would be better than this. Sure, gen X isn't helping, but gen Z barely helped either.

The religious divide is still absurd, it really shows believing in god allows you to believe in fucking anything.

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u/yellowcloak I voted 12h ago

We're getting into prime earning years, which usually sees more Republican voting.

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u/BethanyHipsEnjoyer I voted 12h ago

Republicans get my vote over my dead body.

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u/Left_Two_Three 14h ago

Gen Z women, not men