Matthew SheffieldDec 31, 2022

🧵Millennials aren't moving rightward as they've aged, unlike Gen X, Boomers, & Silents. This is a good piece on the trend, but it doesn't note that the WW2 generation had a similar left loyalty.

The common factor? Both gens got screwed by oligarchs https://archive.is/20221230225501/https://www.ft.com/content/c361e372-769e-45cd-a063-f5c0a7767cf4

Show threadMatthew SheffieldDec 31, 2022
I dislike the term "Greatest Generation," but for a look at their voting patterns and partisanship, this is a pretty good overview. Even in their twilight years, they wouldn't vote for Republicans. Because they saw the world the GOP wants to go back to. https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2015/04/30/a-different-look-at-generations-and-partisanship/
A Different Look at Generations and Partisanship

Survey Report Over the past decade, there has been a pronounced age gap in American politics. Younger Americans have been the Democratic Party’s strongest

Pew Research Center - U.S. Politics & Policy
Show threadLisa
@mattsheffield when they start with incorrect facts the conclusions are bound to be wrong. I’m 74 (born in 1948). and in no way ‘silent generation’. Silent generation are about 10 years older than me and have always been very conservative— did not come out against the Vietnam war until it was over, did not get behind civil war activism or women’s liberation. If you lump the true boomers in with the silent generation, it makes them look more Democratic and Boomers more Republican than they are.
Dec 31, 2022 at 10:40pmWeb