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In reply to the discussion: Will the youth of America be willing and able to stop fascism? [View all]Sympthsical
(9,041 posts)I feel like we're at a 70% with this tactic. If we could bring the volume up to about 90%, I think we could capture a few more. Fill in the last 10% with ignoring or being condescending about their issues, and it'll just be *chef's kiss* Campaign strategy perfection.
(One funny note. I'm in my early 40s, and the last demographic poll here had me in like the bottom 10% of the site. I was like, "Oh god. How am I considered a young voter? I have gray creeping into my hair.).
One of the things that I always remember is that voters under 44 voted for Bernie overwhelmingly in primaries in 2016/20. Like, it wasn't even close. The bottom half of the party is much, much more liberal and ready to change things than the people higher up.
But somehow we're still talked about as if we're wet behind the ears 20 year olds. It is one of the strangest disconnects I've ever seen. I have friends my age with kids in college. No less than five of my nieces and nephews are currently in college.