None of this is to claim that younger voters in general are not more to the left on most issues than their older counterparts. They are. But there is a difference between being more progressive than other voters — and progressive as a blanket characterization. As this data clearly shows, that characterization is not accurate and might explain how these voters could become politically untethered from their relative liberalism as they are pressed by economic trends and the swirl of current events.

Will young voters’ liberal but nuanced views on issues lead them to stick with the Democrats, as they have during the past few cycles? Or will they start to break from the party this year and embrace alternatives?

    • eatthecake@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      knee-jerk downvotes because “muh fee-fees"

      Self fulfilling prophecy… i do want to downvote this childish crap. It adds nothing and makes you seem unserious.

      And Democrats would also be wise to consider the experience of European countries where right-leaning populist parties have lately been doing especially well among younger voters. Far from repelling these voters, many find the antiestablishment and elite-bashing politics of these new parties attractive, channeling their dissatisfaction with the recent past, the status quo and “politics as usual.”

      I agree with this wholeheartedly. Maga communism is a fascinating development in that area and i think it’s here on lemmy.

      • Blackbeard@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        7 months ago

        Self fulfilling prophecy… i do want to downvote this childish crap. It adds nothing and makes you seem unserious.

        I don’t care. I gave it enough hours to figure out whether anyone would really give it the time of day. It was buried in half a dozen downvotes before a single comment was posted. Whether or not you like my tone is flatly irrelevant, so keep piling on.