Well this didn't age well.
this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2024
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Definitely not. I hope the younger generations learn their lesson and learn to to actually show up to vote if they get the chance to vote again. I'm not holding my breath.
Sounds cute, but in the US electoral system having a "massive lead" among a state's {subset} of {subset} matters exactly zero. All that matters is having the lead in the whole state proper.
They didn't vote
Hopefully they actually vote.
A lot of them are way more motivated than millennials or gen X
We'll see. Gen Z - show us up in our dumb old faces. Are zoomers just the new boomers?
(What other phrases can i use to goad more zoomers into actually going to the voting booth?)
Threaten to use their slang, knowing that no matter how you use it, you'll use it incorrectly?
"If you don't go vote, you're a skibidi!"
That’s gen alpha slang.
Bruh, you keep correcting me and you're gonna get cooked!
Bet.
No cap. Ohio. Cowabunga.
Are they really trying to lay claim to one of the Ninja Turtles' catchphrases?
No, that was me leaning into the silly as a millennial.
Boy, we sure rizzed them good, no cap! Giggity.
I dare Gen Z to out vote my generation. (please do)
Historically, they are the largest group and have the lowest turn out.
What? Gen Z is largely people who have never voted. The ages range from 12 to 27.
I believe the point they are making is that age range is historically tough to turn out. Progressives have been praying for the youth to turn out for decades.
Gen Z is way more motivated than the previous generations though. It's really a shame that gen alpha can't vote yet.
I hate to say this, but it seems like I've been hearing this for every "generation" since mine - gen x (even though they - mostly the boomers - called us slackers). I think it was being said for boomers, too.
Question is - if they are "more motivated", what are they motivated for? And if they are motivated for progress, are they going to vote or just posture on social media? While I sure hope it's true that somehow this "generation" is different than all the others because of some magical inherent quality that no others had, I remain skeptical.
We can do a bit better than just hope, there is still time to volunteer to help get out the vote today and tomorrow on election day!
If they show up. Have done phone-banking. Hard to beat apathy.
Not surprising. Young people tend to lean blue on top of the fact that being educated also tends towards dems.
Young women. One shouldn't underestimate the incel vote.
"This revelation just in, young academics tend to be progressive!"
Go out and vote!!!!
She can’t compete with Trump’s lead amongst the stupids though
there's just so damn many of them.
Almost as though public education has been under attack for decades
Pennsylvania has more than 200 colleges or universities in the state. They range from giants like Penn State to small liberal arts colleges like Lebanon Valley. It is a sizable voting population. AOC campaigned at Penn State and a few other colleges.