Trump's Support Collapses Among Young Voters

[CuriousSavage]

44. For many, especially the young, voting seems optional

Up until 90 seconds after my vote, I felt totally confident in the Democrats winning 2024. I vividly remember walking out of the polling place and the happy feeling slipping away. I saw an ordinary looking older white guy and his two young sons walking in. I try not to prejudge anyone but that, coupled with my community leanings and the Grinch-looking-down-at-Whoville grimaces they were all wearing walking in, made me certain that they were Magats on a mission. At that moment, I felt a chill. I knew my vote canceled that old guy's but not his two sons vote. The day after, I heard a young female coworker say that she didn't vote and I did all I could to restrain myself.
I'm not saying anything that hasn't been said before. This election came down to subliminal fear of race and gender. Too many fragile white, straight Christian folk couldn't deal with the thought of a future that was less white, less straight, less Christian. As someone who meets all three of those characteristics, I loved seeing and hearing the diversity of faces and voices we had on our side. To many others, it was foretelling the end of "their" America. THAT is going to make them, young and old, vote R every time no matter what. Smarter people than me have to figure out a rock solid plan well before the midterms and general. Adding more performers to a rally isn't going to do it.