Political polarisation has grown most among the old

[frazzled]

10. That's kind of funny

Considering that Bernie is older than most of us here. If seniors are going to be the new whipping boys (and girls), I think we'll have to lump him into that category as well. I mean, 75 is no spring chicken.

But wait, there's another angle to this story. Maybe the old folks aren't to "blame" after all. Maybe they just vote more. I couldn't find statistics for this past election yet, but in 2016 a Pew Study found that millennials have been crappy voters: they just don't show up as much as the older folks:

Millennials are now as large of a political force as Baby Boomers according to an analysis of U.S. census data from the Pew Research Center, which defines millennials as people between the ages of 18-35. Both generations are roughly 31 percent of the overall electorate.

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But, as the Pew analysis points out — this all refers to potential, not actual political clout. In the 2012 election, voters between the ages of 18-29 made up just 19 percent of the electorate — that's HALF the share of the Baby Boomer voting bloc (who were 38 percent of the electorate).

In fact, millennials continue to have the lowest voter turnout of any age group. Only about 46 percent voted in the last presidential election; compared to 72 percent of the Silent Generation, who habitually punch above their weight.

http://www.npr.org/2016/05/16/478237882/millennials-now-rival-boomers-as-a-political-force-but-will-they-actually-vote