Gen Z men are moving away from MAGA in droves, polls show

https://lemmy.world/post/40905742

Gen Z men are moving away from MAGA in droves, polls show - Lemmy.World

Economic concerns and growing disenchantment with both parties is draining support for Trump among Gen Z young men, a key bloc of support during the 2024 election Male Gen Z voters are breaking with Donald Trump and the Republican party at large, recent polls show, less than a year after this same cohort defied convention and made a surprise shift right, helping Trump win the 2024 election. Taken with wider polling suggesting Democrats will lead in the midterms, the findings on young men spell serious trouble for the Republican Party in 2026. Younger Gen Z men, those born between 2002 and 2007, may be even more anti-Trump, according to October research from YouGov and the Young Men’s Research Project [https://youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/two-gen-zs-two-different-politics], a potential sign that their time living through the social upheavals of the Covid pandemic and not being political aware during the first Trump administration may be shaping their experience.

My sister (F 22) voted for Trump over taxes, Haitian and Venezuelan immigrants. She is 1st gen, born of 2 immigrants who also voted for Trump. Every time I present new evidence of how bad Trump is, she pulls ChatGPT and “debunks my lies” with nicely crafted confirmation bias prompts. If you all know how to get through to GenZers, I am listening.

born of 2 immigrants who also voted for Trump

Ho boy, I wonder how they're feeling now with ICE running wild.

From another who has 1st gen relatives who literally entered illegally and who also voted Trump, the following are some reasons in no particular order. They fully believed he would only deport “the bad ones.” They STILL voted for him despite one part of the family who is still not fully citizens.

They still don’t believe non-criminals are being kidnapped, they still think he’s a good businessman, and still think he’s a great president.

The propaganda power of “reality” television is quite strong, apparently.