Eric Levitz

And this is followed by a two-term presidency from a really exceptionally charismatic figure, Barack Obama.

And so this arguably cements the millennial generation's lean towards the Democrats, whereas Zoomers, maybe a lot of these younger ones, came of age with a Democratic president presiding over COVID. We need everyone to keep washing their hands. And then rising inflation.

And so this arguably cements the millennial generation's lean towards the Democrats, whereas Zoomers, maybe a lot of these younger ones, came of age with a Democratic president presiding over COVID. We need everyone to keep washing their hands. And then rising inflation.

And so this arguably cements the millennial generation's lean towards the Democrats, whereas Zoomers, maybe a lot of these younger ones, came of age with a Democratic president presiding over COVID. We need everyone to keep washing their hands. And then rising inflation.

and get this sense that it's a, you know, 80-year-old with negative charisma who doesn't really speak to them, doesn't really know their references. Jason Kelsey or Travis Kelsey?

and get this sense that it's a, you know, 80-year-old with negative charisma who doesn't really speak to them, doesn't really know their references. Jason Kelsey or Travis Kelsey?

and get this sense that it's a, you know, 80-year-old with negative charisma who doesn't really speak to them, doesn't really know their references. Jason Kelsey or Travis Kelsey?

And so maybe this creates kind of an alienation from the Democratic Party and more of an openness to the GOP. So that's one factor. Another explanation is that maybe this cohort of young people was just always going to be a bit more conservative because of who their parents were. Who are their parents? Well, so in some survey data, the baby boom generation is more left wing than Gen X was.

And so maybe this creates kind of an alienation from the Democratic Party and more of an openness to the GOP. So that's one factor. Another explanation is that maybe this cohort of young people was just always going to be a bit more conservative because of who their parents were. Who are their parents? Well, so in some survey data, the baby boom generation is more left wing than Gen X was.

And so maybe this creates kind of an alienation from the Democratic Party and more of an openness to the GOP. So that's one factor. Another explanation is that maybe this cohort of young people was just always going to be a bit more conservative because of who their parents were. Who are their parents? Well, so in some survey data, the baby boom generation is more left wing than Gen X was.

And the baby boomers were millennials' parents, and Gen Xers are the parents of these young Zoomers. And so in some surveys, these young Zoomers are more likely to say that their parents were Republican than millennials were. And it's possible that these people had more conservative parents, and so they're a bit more conservative.

And the baby boomers were millennials' parents, and Gen Xers are the parents of these young Zoomers. And so in some surveys, these young Zoomers are more likely to say that their parents were Republican than millennials were. And it's possible that these people had more conservative parents, and so they're a bit more conservative.

And the baby boomers were millennials' parents, and Gen Xers are the parents of these young Zoomers. And so in some surveys, these young Zoomers are more likely to say that their parents were Republican than millennials were. And it's possible that these people had more conservative parents, and so they're a bit more conservative.

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Trying to find the Reality Bites joke here, but I'm not sure I'm going to get it.

Trying to find the Reality Bites joke here, but I'm not sure I'm going to get it.

This is a story about younger voters. As I said, even women under 25 were more Republican than millennial women under 25 were in earlier elections. But this is kind of primarily a story about young men. So the gender gap among 18-year-olds in 2024 was well over 20 points. That's more than double the gender gap among senior voters. It's the largest we've ever seen in American politics.

This is a story about younger voters. As I said, even women under 25 were more Republican than millennial women under 25 were in earlier elections. But this is kind of primarily a story about young men. So the gender gap among 18-year-olds in 2024 was well over 20 points. That's more than double the gender gap among senior voters. It's the largest we've ever seen in American politics.

This is a story about younger voters. As I said, even women under 25 were more Republican than millennial women under 25 were in earlier elections. But this is kind of primarily a story about young men. So the gender gap among 18-year-olds in 2024 was well over 20 points. That's more than double the gender gap among senior voters. It's the largest we've ever seen in American politics.

I mean, so that just raises the question of why. Why are young men moving to the right? And I think it's a difficult question to fully answer. There is some evidence, though, that this is not a U.S.-specific phenomenon, that we're seeing this same trend.