Trump's capture of Gen Z voters has longterm political implications | Eastern NC Now

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Young voters have trended left throughout most of history.  Sir Winston Churchill once wrote that "if you are not a socialist at 20 you have no heart; if you are not a conservative at 40, you have no brain."  But that seems to be changing throughout the western world.  Polls in Europe show the populist nationalist anti-immigration right as the most popular parties among young people.  America started to see a trend in that direction with the last election.

Now as Trump's policies and persona resonate with Gen Z, he is attracting strong support there.  Gen Z finds Trump refreshing and able to deliver the goods.  The largest circulation British daily newspaper, the Daily Mail of London has an interesting analysis of this phenomenon:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14469123/trump-streaming-takeover-followers-left-youtube.html


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( March 9th, 2025 @ 11:25 am )
 
The polling shows that the youth vote going to populist right parties in Eueope is connected to the issue of illegal immigration. I have nto seen that polled in the US, but it may be a factor in the movement of the youth vote to the right here as well.



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