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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.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago

Secret? What secret? Its been fucking obvious for the last 10 years!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

I love how the picture is an attractive able bodied young white man with facial hair. I am so tired.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

They underestimated the puppeteer who bought a social media for push hateful propaganda.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

I think people also underestimate the amount of twitch streamers that are leaning right wing. Asmogold I think it the most popular one, but there are many others as well

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago

Call them what they are : boys

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 days ago

2 percent is not the wave they want it to be. Especially not with 10 million Democrats staying home.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"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"

Democrats: WE NEED MORE CHENEY! Drill baby drill! Look at me I'm a conservative! That's what they want right? Right?

.../Wrist

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If, and thats a big if, we ever have elections again. Democrats need to stop trying to build bridges. The reds will never reach back across the aisl3. Ever.

But they have everything now and a corrupt supreme court to rubber stamp any constitution-breaking bullshit they're going to pull. N 2026, they'll martyr the orange buffoon to let their controllable puppet Vance become president. He'll use this "tradgedy" to declare martial law and cancel elections. They won't willingly give up power agajn.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 days ago

Democrats need to stop trying to build bridges.

They need to rebuild the ones they destroyed with their base.

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