Summary

Despite his conservative platform, Donald Trump made unexpected gains among Gen Z voters. Exit polls showed a shift, with young men favoring Trump by 2 points, a reversal from Biden’s previous lead.

Gen Z’s support for Trump may have been underestimated, as an Axios poll found nearly half of Gen Z voters lied about their vote, with young men more likely to support Trump quietly.

Trump connected with young men through appearances on popular podcasts and endorsements from social media influencers.

Disillusionment with the economy and frustration with the Democratic Party’s approach to working-class issues also drove some Gen Z voters to seek change, with Trump capitalizing on these sentiments.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    In other words: brainless morons let Rogan take a dump in their skull. It’s like the people that used to let Rush take a giant shit in their heads on the daily.

    Remember how everyone was telling us how magical the next “generation” is? Yeah, I wasn’t really buying it, either. I fucking hate that Maher is right about this kind of thing, though.

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      8 days ago

      Maher is right about this…

      Maher is an insufferable cunt who just hates all young people. Broken clock and all that… I couldn’t take listening to him even like 4+ years ago, I can’t imagine how much more annoying he’s gotten as he gets older.

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          7 days ago

          Other old people is probably a safe bet. If anything, his audience is probably hyped about how “Finally, somebody gets it and is talking about these damned young people!”