Republicans are sleeping on the Gen Z vote — it’s going to backfire

[Kamaji]

Republicans are sleeping on the Gen Z vote — it’s going to backfire

By Rikki Schlott
August 5, 2023

Conservative politicians are sleeping on the youth vote — and it’s a recipe for disaster at the polls.

True, young people tend to tack left, but discounting the next generation as a progressive monolith is a political strategy that’s destined to backfire, especially considering that half of all eligible voters will be Gen Zers or millennials by 2028.

Although two-thirds of young voters went blue in 2020 — and many helped Democrats coast to victory in the midterms last year — it doesn’t always have to be that way.

Millennials are moving solidly to the right as they age, with Biden’s 2020 margin shrinking to just half of Obama’s in 2008.

Meanwhile, the generation with the most precipitous drop in approval ratings for President Biden was actually Gen Z, plummeting a hefty 21 points between just his inauguration and early 2022.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/08/05/republicans-are-sleeping-on-gen-z-its-going-to-backfire/

[ScottinVA]

I completely agree with the article.  Gen Z, the the farthest left bloc of voters in history, entered the electorate in large numbers for the first time in 2022, effectively killing off any hopes of that expected ”red tsunami.”  Gen-Z voters are largely atheistic and most lean socialist, but aggressive messaging and GOTV efforts by the GOP could turn enough of them to temporarily stave off the eventual socialization of this country.  It’s worth the effort, but I personally doubt the GOP is up to it.

[dfwgator]

Republicans don't want to win.