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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think college educated voters will be next. There were a lot of moral superiority arguments being made before that just don’t hold water anymore.[/quote]

I think so too. I think the Democratic Party used to be the culture of coolness for the educated but that’s not true anymore. Edginess has gone elsewhere. [/quote]

Yes. Increasingly, Democrats are seen as the party of wealthy gatekeepers with clipboards. Do you share preferred pronouns in your emails? Do you use the term LatinX? Do you agree trans women are real women? Do you advocate for restorative justice? If you do not answer correctly, you are the enemy.

Younger people don't have a natural party affiliation. For them, Obama is something from the history books. They look at progressives today and see ideologically rigid bullies that will happily cancel and destroy anyone that dares question prevailing leftish social positions. And these days, progressives offer nothing at all when it comes to real issues like health care, the cost of living, or the environment.

I see it with my own college-aged kids. The Democratic brand is not strong. It's whiny, self-indulgent, and often very wrong on the issues young people experience every day - from chaotic schools to violent crime. But they've learned to keep their head down and not question Democrats publicly, because they can see online what the left does to anyone that disagrees with them. But generally, GenZ is not liking what they see among Democrats. I think as a group, GenZ is far more pragmatic and rooted in common sense than people give them credit for. And consequently, they are not identifying with Democrats anymore.   [/quote]
This is correct and I see it with my own Gen Z child who is insanely liberal but absolutely abhors the combination infringements on freedom and absolutely chaos that has become the Democratic brand.

Pro drug legalization but hates the smell of weed everywhere. Pro LGBTQI rights, but knows kids that change their pronouns frequently and are frustrated by the burden it puts on them. And upset that school metes out discipline for not knowing the right pronoun that week but does nothing to control disruptive and violent behavior. At the same time, they are annoyed at how bureaucratic, onerous and punitive they have made requirements to get a drivers license. There are now two intermediate levels and lots of additional requirements to fulfill that are just obvious bureaucratic nonsense.[/quote]

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