Why are baby boomers fleeing Donald Trump and switching allegiance to Harris
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Voters over 70 are backing Harris over Trump, 51 to 48 percent, Emerson College poll finds

Voters over 70 are backing Harris over Trump, 51 to 48 percent, Emerson College poll finds

A new poll shows some baby boomers and members of the Silent Generation are switching allegiances from former PresidentĀ Donald Trump to Vice PresidentĀ Kamala Harris.

The Emerson College poll released ThursdayĀ  shows voters over 70 backing Harris over Trump 51 to 48 percent. Thatā€™s a small but positive shift for Harris, as last month, 50 percent of the group supported Trump while 48 percent backed PresidentĀ Joe Biden, who dropped out of the race and endorsed Harris last month.

The group includes some babyĀ boomers, who were born between 1946 and 1964, and the Silent Generation, born between 1925 and 1945.

  • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world
    31Ā·
    4 months ago

    we need a party for the younger people at this point that would fight for living wages and universal healthcare for all

    Bruh, younger people couldnā€™t even show up to vote for a Democrat primary candidate who was fighting for those things. If they canā€™t do that, theyā€™re sure as hell not going to be able to make a party lmao. And I say that as someone who was one of the younger people in 2020 and voted for Sanders in the primary. Young people needed to get their shit together, and based on 2022, it looks like they finally are getting there.

    Oh, and lowering prescription drug prices helps a lot of people who arenā€™t geriatric, you fucking ableist. It wouldā€™ve helped me save a thousand or so over the last few years, at least. And thatā€™s not accounting for my surprise medical emergency early this year. If you arenā€™t going to get off your high horse, then get out.

    • the post of tom joad@sh.itjust.works
      31Ā·
      4 months ago

      I think maybe your writeup here would look a lot better without the animosity. Iā€™m not sayin being uncivil is always wrong, but Iā€™m not seeing you reflecting it, youā€™re making it. here, letā€™s take a look at my edit:

      Younger people couldnā€™t even show up to vote for a Democrat primary candidate who was fighting for those things. If they canā€™t do that, theyā€™re sure as hell not going to be able to make a party. And I say that as someone who was one of the younger people in 2020 and voted for Sanders in the primary. Young people needed to get their shit together, and based on 2022, it looks like they finally are getting there.

      And, lowering prescription drug prices helps a lot of people who arenā€™t geriatric. It wouldā€™ve helped me save a thousand or so over the last few years, at least. And thatā€™s not accounting for my surprise medical emergency early this year.

      Nothing of value was lost. No point was missed. It is now more persuasive. I assume thatā€™s why you made it right?

      Again, Iā€™m not claiming i donā€™t like dunkin on assholes as much as the next guy. I critically agree with your point that reduced drug costs op was shitting on help everyone, and that ops complaint sounds like whining on its face. Im saying maybe you got hotter than you needed to here.