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(8,650 posts) Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:22 PM Jul 22

Gen Z has buyers remorse on Trump [View all]

Published by digby on July 22, 2025
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Graph: Views of Trump by age group

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“I won’t pretend to understand why they were as enthusiastic about Trump as they were in the first place. I suppose it’s possible that Trump just seemed normal to a lot of young people because he’d been president before and they had the sense that he did a good job. The “bro” factor played into it too, I think.

But they can all see him in action now and it’s obvious that he’s a miserable failure and an addled criminal.

*I should add that many Gen Xers have some splainin’ to do too. They should have known better.”

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Gen Z has buyers remorse on Trump [View all] surfered Jul 22 OP

CBS NEWS POLL: Trump's approval trends among ages 18-29-Net 54 point negative swing LetMyPeopleVote Jul 22 #1

"Rarely is it asked, 'Is our children learning?'" JenniferJuniper Jul 22 #3

LOL ananda Jul 22 #9

Muskrat brought a lot of young men to the party. Hopefully they all leave with him. MLAA Jul 22 #2

Actually, Trump improved slightly more with young women than with young men, in 2024 muriel_volestrangler Jul 23 #14

Interesting, thank you for the data. MLAA Jul 23 #17

WTAF Alice B. Jul 23 #19

GenX have been notoriously pro-TSF mcar Jul 22 #4

Yes. It is pretty lonely being a Democratic Gen Xer Iris Jul 22 #10

Perhaps they will learn that elections have consequences. Biophilic Jul 22 #5

That's a very painful lesson we should have learned from by now. Boomerproud Jul 22 #6

they have tik tok to comfort them lol nt msongs Jul 22 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 22 #8

I Got Advice... Pay Close Attention Before You Cha Jul 22 #11

I can't keep the Gens straight KentuckyWoman Jul 22 #12

Me too. surfered Jul 22 #13

FAFO, did they? raccoon Jul 23 #15

The good news is they're young enough to learn from mistakes. eShirl Jul 23 #16

Not to mention they are young enough to pay for all the damage they caused with their foolishness. travelingthrulife Jul 23 #18

I got the sense they felt he was a subversive candidate and that Alice B. Jul 23 #20

They ALL should have known better DFW Jul 23 #21