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kpete

(72,904 posts) Wed Nov 9, 2022, 10:11 AM Nov 2022

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Wow, "If it wasn't for Gen-Z, there would have been a red wave." [View all]

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The polling shows that OUR generation voted for Democrats more than any other age group. WE are the reason Democracy will stand.

We now have a seat at the table. Time to start listening.

One thing I know already.

If not for voters under 30 ... tonight WOULD have been a Red Wave.

CNN National House Exit Poll

R+ 13 65+
R+ 11 45-64

D +2 30-44
D +28 18-29

#GenZ did their job.

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Wow, "If it wasn't for Gen-Z, there would have been a red wave." [View all] kpete Nov 2022 OP

It makes me sad that my generation, the millennials, Elessar Zappa Nov 2022 #1

My M kids are, however they don't vote LeftInTX Nov 2022 #38

GenXer here... Fritz67 Nov 2022 #61

I wish older people realized it will be their world. AnnaLee Nov 2022 #2

Don't even get me started on this AntivaxHunters Nov 2022 #4

It's agism 24/7/365 for that generation. Probatim Nov 2022 #27

... orangecrush Nov 2022 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author AntivaxHunters Nov 2022 #88

It's a challenge to get younger people to vote and run GOTV campaigns. LeftInTX Nov 2022 #41

Yep, that is what I was expecting. honest.abe Nov 2022 #3

And people who know better Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #13

I hope this engagement will empower them to continue voting. TheBlackAdder Nov 2022 #5

Yes!! You vote once, you're more likely to vote again LeftInTX Nov 2022 #45

Thank you, Gen-Z! Turn that red wave into a red mist. tanyev Nov 2022 #6

Thank you, Gen Z catrose Nov 2022 #7

I'm ashamed that my age group are such stupid Farmer-Rick Nov 2022 #8

I don't know why you're surprised Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #16

Perhaps, but what I saw Farmer-Rick Nov 2022 #24

Wow. What a great post. Bravo! nt Tommymac Nov 2022 #42

Great post. I hope Thom, Prof. Wolf & more see it. Pls. consider making it a separate OP. 🗽 appalachiablue Nov 2022 #60

This is sooo accruate Yavin4 Nov 2022 #33

I keep making this point to my fellow Boomers. malthaussen Nov 2022 #39

You're calling all the young liberal boomers "extreme"? Elessar Zappa Nov 2022 #43

All older Repugs know is that "people were a lot whiter growing up" peppertree Nov 2022 #25

My sibling was gay Farmer-Rick Nov 2022 #28

Republicans have a real problem with (among many other things) minding their own business peppertree Nov 2022 #90

Mine's the worst -- people now in their mid-50s, born mid-1960s. Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #69

Have Dems actually retained their majorities in both houses? 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 2022 #9

Maybe they'll stop blaming the baby boomers for everything now FakeNoose Nov 2022 #10

we boomers need to step back DonCoquixote Nov 2022 #11

I think those kids from the Parkland shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas school FakeNoose Nov 2022 #15

We (18 to 32yo, I just turned 26) showed up in record numbers in both 2018 and 2020 Celerity Nov 2022 #35

When I first joined this board as a young millennial 19 years ago, Elessar Zappa Nov 2022 #46

It was (and is) still really bad for Millennials (I am a Zillennial, born on the cusp of both Gens) Celerity Nov 2022 #57

Yeah, I've heard it all. Elessar Zappa Nov 2022 #59

And now, apparently, racism and sexism in this country are all Gen-Z's fault. Mariana Nov 2022 #75

FWIW I'm a boomer ally GenThePerservering Nov 2022 #63

oh, yes,some of the best people/friends I have made here have been Boomers or even older Celerity Nov 2022 #66

That poster appears to be blaming literal children for the current state of affairs. Mariana Nov 2022 #74

Hmmm ... you just joined DU one month ago FakeNoose Nov 2022 #78

No. Mariana Nov 2022 #79

Hmmm, I see ... you've been on DU since 2008 FakeNoose Nov 2022 #92

"...not even 25 years old". Mariana Nov 2022 #93

I don't blame you! Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #81

"Gen-Z's seat at the table was always there for them." Mariana Nov 2022 #72

What? Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #82

Generation Jones Deep State Witch Nov 2022 #12

GQP propaganda has dominated the media space their entire adult lives. maxsolomon Nov 2022 #18

Generation Jones were or became ADULTS during the 80s Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #21

I was about 4 Deep State Witch Nov 2022 #22

Same. Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #70

A lot of conservatives have false memories of the good old days IronLionZion Nov 2022 #40

Yes, the founder of Red State says that... LeftInTX Nov 2022 #48

Gen Jones are later Boomers, (perhaps very early Gen Xers), a 45 year old is solid late Gen X, and Celerity Nov 2022 #64

Yup. We're "'tweeners". momta Nov 2022 #84

The Kids are Alright Beetwasher. Nov 2022 #14

Every generation votes Liberal when it is young. maxsolomon Nov 2022 #17

A sizable minority of young boomer liberals... electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #20

I wasn't being specific about you or me. maxsolomon Nov 2022 #47

👍 electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #86

Boomers, 5 siblings & many more never went con/greed. I witnessed Reagan's Inaug. in 1981 in DC.. appalachiablue Nov 2022 #67

👍💙 Nixon by being pardoned help set the stage for drumphf. Reagan was a Horror show!... electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #85

Not true. Elessar Zappa Nov 2022 #49

Are millenials 60? maxsolomon Nov 2022 #51

I don't have the link anymore but Elessar Zappa Nov 2022 #53

Well, that checks out with my kids and nieces. maxsolomon Nov 2022 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author Elessar Zappa Nov 2022 #50

That's perhaps a 'truism' until evidence is provided. Tommymac Nov 2022 #56

Yes, that's anecdotal. maxsolomon Nov 2022 #71

As an older Millennial I felt the same pride in '08 and '12 when my generation Jspur Nov 2022 #19

Kudos and TY Gen Z... and don't forget that ... electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #23

As someone who hasn't seen "under 30" in an absurdly long time, I have one thing to say to Gen Z: Richard D Nov 2022 #26

Thank you, Gen Z!!! One of the very few silver linings of Mango Mussolini's disastrous "presidency" LaMouffette Nov 2022 #29

Thanks Gen Z EnergizedLib Nov 2022 #30

Now - how will you repay them? Grins Nov 2022 #31

Re-pay them inthewind21 Nov 2022 #36

Gen Z range in age from 10 to 25. Mariana Nov 2022 #77

Well, this 65 year old voted blue relayerbob Nov 2022 #32

Nonsense. Every time someone says, If not for a particular group Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2022 #34

If "wishes" and "buts" were clusters of nuts... Tommy Carcetti Nov 2022 #37

Few things have pleased me more in this election than knowing Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #44

+1. Good going! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2022 #52

Young people who voted to have a brighter future demostrated a modicrum of intelligence - NoMoreRepugs Nov 2022 #58

Seniors who want their Medicare and Social Security taken away iemanja Nov 2022 #62

That would be a majority of them, then. Mariana Nov 2022 #83

Big turn out for young people in WI Mz Pip Nov 2022 #65

Still don't quite have the numbers Mariana Nov 2022 #87

I am so greatefull to everyone that voted but EXPECIALLY Gen-Z sdfernando Nov 2022 #68

I'd bet every generation is liberal when they're young. BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2022 #73

I think that is going to change kwolf68 Nov 2022 #76

My guess is that what will happen is that... BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2022 #80

this is true for each person who voted treestar Nov 2022 #89

Legalize cannabis next year! Emile Nov 2022 #91