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Millennials are the most socially liberal generation that ever was. The current iteration of the GOP embraces racial, ethnic, gender and cultural fearmongering as the basis of their platform. Anyone who thinks Rush Limbaugh, one of the biggest fearmongers the right has, is going to be seen as "hip" to a generation who abhors the the kind of dog whistle politics he and the entire Republican party espouses is living in an alternate universe.
^ this
Richard Nixon got a larger share of the youth vote than current polls show Trump getting. Let that sink in people, RICHARD NIXON got more votes from 18-34 year old voters in 1968 ... yeah NINETEEN SIXTY EIGHT.
As a Millennial the only Millennials I know that back Trump are either those who never got any education beyond a high school diploma or those that are racist (which in my circle of friends usually - but not always - goes hand in hand with having a lower level of education. I also have a couple of friends who are members of the Young Republicans who back Trump solely because he is not Hillary but they seem to be getting fewer and fewer with each gaffe and stupid statement from Trump.
Alot of people fail to grasp that even most Millennials who identify as Republicans and/or conservatives really only focus on economic/fiscal issues (ie: lower taxes, a more pro-business climate). Very few younger Republicans get hung up on racial issues, White nationalism, hysteria regarding Muslims, etc - Trump's bread and butter... oh if you thought being a bigot was a turnoff we ESPECIALLY get turned off by social conservatism. We don't care about the Bible, we don't think it should dictate government policy. It's a private matter, not something for the government to get involved in.
It's so alternative and hip to be a Republican right now, given that it's so mainstream and predictable for millenials to side with the Democrats.
Would you agree?
People say liberals dominate Hollywood and the media, but conservatives have Bill O'Reilly (television), Rush Limbaugh (radio) and City-Data members (online media) — all influential right now.
Conservatives have that toughness to them and people now like to be seen as "tough" in times where political correctness has gone too far. It's all about now having a very hard exterior.
I think the Republicans will rise again with this hip new movement.
The Democrat Party will always be the cool party as long as the media is the propaganda arm of the Democrat Party. It doesn't matter that the Democrat Party is the very definition of "the man" and the establishment or that there is anything fundamentally less cool than bureaucracy and big government.
We have a Milo , Gavin, and Undoomed plus a lotta hot chicks.
TriggyPuff alone wrecks the aerodynamics of a cool ride.
If you're just talking which party is the new "cool" party, it would be Unaffiliated or Independent, because that's the party (or lack thereof) that's growing because of ever increasing frustration with both major parties.
Bernie was 'HIP'. The GOP and their agenda never will be 'hip' with young people.
They're too stuffy, judgemental and narrow minded to appeal to the optimistic and forward looking mind set of youth.
The GOP message of doom and gloom will never appeal to a generation of idealistic young people looking ahead to a a future that reflects their openness and acceptance.
How easily you forget the brighteyed immortality of youth. Feel kinda bad for you.
Well said!!!
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Yes because a history of ending slavery is nothing to be bragging about
Democrat history of slavery, Jim Crow, Trillion dollar deficits, killing cops, and killing babies....now that's something to be proud of.
The 'party of Lincoln' flag may be one you could wave proudly were it not be for the fact that you tear it down, trample on it, spit on it and hoist it back up when convenient only to use as a thin veil to disguise your agenda.
Why do you continue to assault Lincoln that way and use him to prop up your own partisan and racist views? He would be spinning like a blender if he could see this party now.
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