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In reply to the discussion: No Boomer Generation president (kind of sarcasm) [View all]Cirsium
(3,290 posts)The effort to sow division by pitting one generation against another is reactionary and counter productive. Wealthy people live longer, white people live longer, and wealthy white people of all ages skew Republican. Hence we should expect that the over 65 demographic will skew Republican. Most of my friends, all of whom voted Democratic, are dead. Wealthy people, experiencing less stress, living in safer cleaner neighborhoods where the cops are actually their friend, and having better access to wholesome food and health care, live longer. Voting is easier for them, as well. Try being 75 years old and standing in line to vote for 6 hours in order to cast your vote.
It serves the interests in the infotainment industry to talk endlessly about the supposed different generations, sorting people into categories and then generalizing about people based on that. Within every demographic , within every geographic area, within every age group there are strong and loyal Democratic voters. Beyond that, I firmly believe that 70-80% of the people in the country are potential Democratic party voters.