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Biden's Key Demographic In 2024: Boomer Hippies

A recent New York Times/Marist poll revealed that the 65 + set is Biden’s best age category.

A remarkable 30 per cent strongly support the man who chose to wear Ray Bans at his most recent press conference with Japanese leader Fumio Kishida.

By contrast, just 4 per cent of 18-29s and 7 per cent of 30-44s strongly back the 81-year-old grandfather of seven. Meanwhile, 51 per cent of the 65 and ups regard Trump “very unfavorably.” By comparison, just 42 per cent of 18-29s regard Trump very unfavorably, which is surprising given that he got crushed in that age category by 24 points in 2020 and 30 points, according to exit polls, in 2016.

Also, 65 and ups were the least likely group in the poll to say Biden is too old to be President (56 per cent), compared to 87 per cent of 18-29s.

Some 32 per cent of over 60s in the poll strongly approve of the President, compared to just 17-22 per cent who strongly approve of him in every other age bracket.

Trump is 20 points underwater on favorability with the 60-pluses, 58 to 38, compared to negative 13 for 18-29 year olds.

So what’s going on? The New York Times’ says that yesterday’s hippies have become today’s seniors and they’ve retained their loyalty to the Democratic Party.

Older voters may find Republican attacks on Biden’s cognitive decline offensive as they consider the senile Joe barbs not just an attack on the President but on themselves as well.

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 @VoleBellaDemocrat from Oklahoma commented…2wks2W

It doesn't necessarily mean they’re pro-Biden. Boomers have seen many more presidents come and go, but never have they witnessed anyone like Trump undermine and threaten the democratic process.

 @CicadaSerenityWomen’s Equality from Florida disagreed…2wks2W

Biden just illegally changed Title IX, the federal program that protects girls sports and opportunities in schools.

If schools don’t comply they lose federal funding.

Biden changed the wording from sex to gender, thereby allowing any male to self-identify into girls’ and women’s sports and spaces and scholarships. This change, if done, should have gone through Congress. He plans to do the same with an Equality Act if re-elected which would expand this beyond schools to society in general.

I’m a lifelong Democrat, 59 years old, but I’m a woman and mother first. I’m not voting for either of this dismal men. Women lose either way. I’m disgusted.

 @FerventCordialForward from California commented…2wks2W

The real tragedy is that Americans can only choose Biden or Trump.

I'm going to get a lot of downticks for saying this – but I'd (very reluctantly) go for Trump because he got through his first term without (too many) major disasters, is not senile and doesn't seem to have anyone pulling his strings.

Yes, he is a poor apology for a human being – but so are too many politicians.

 @GrumpySwanDemocratfrom Iowa disagreed…2wks2W

Only over one million dead of Covid because of Trumps incompetence.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

How do you feel about the idea that people's political preferences might solidify as they age, and does it make you reconsider your own political beliefs?

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Reflecting on the changing political landscape, how do you imagine your political views might evolve by the time you reach your 60s?

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How would you react if you felt a political attack on a leader was indirectly an attack on your age group or generation?

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Considering the loyalty of older voters to the Democratic Party, do you believe lifelong political loyalty is admirable or should it be questioned?

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Why do you think there's such a stark difference in support for Biden between older and younger generations, and what does it say about generational values?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

How do you feel about the idea that people's political preferences might solidify as they age, and does it make you reconsider your own political beliefs?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

Reflecting on the changing political landscape, how do you imagine your political views might evolve by the time you reach your 60s?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

How would you react if you felt a political attack on a leader was indirectly an attack on your age group or generation?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

Considering the loyalty of older voters to the Democratic Party, do you believe lifelong political loyalty is admirable or should it be questioned?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

Why do you think there's such a stark difference in support for Biden between older and younger generations, and what does it say about generational values?

 @L1ber4lEggsDemocrat from Indiana commented…2wks2W

Trump's an old codger himself don't forget, in four years all he did was give tax breaks to billionaires and try to steal the ordinary folks health care from them,yet still his dim disciples want him back the place is in a bigger mess than all of europe.

 @R1ghtWingDaveTranshumanist from Florida commented…2wks2W

One thing I’ve noticed in America is that you could live your entire life and never meet another person who held a political or cultural view different to your own. Echo chambers in America are not just virtual, they are also geographic.

 @BoredTacosGreen from Kansas commented…2wks2W

As a boomer born in 1956 I can attest that education in the 1960s and 70s was all about equality and tolerance.

The Great Society

The lessons have lasted a life time for many who paid attention

 @MallardHannahVeteran from Florida commented…2wks2W

This boomer ex-hippie, who protested the Viet Nam war, was glued to the Watergate hearings, and who was the 70s version of a SJW, won’t be voting for Biden.

It’s clear he isn’t setting national or foreign policy, so a vote for Biden is simply a vote for his nameless puppet masters.

My other fear is that those-who-can’t-be-named will, at some point, agree that Biden is unable to fulfill his role, and thus afflict the gormless Kamala Harris on us.

It matters not, as I don’t live in a swing state but in a state so blue Democrats don’t even bother to campaign here. But there’s a certain satisfaction in voting for neither major candidate, and to be able to concentrate on local and state elections, which I actually care about.

 @FabulousLizardNo Labels from North Carolina commented…2wks2W

It was my great misfortune once to live in Marin County, California. Like a west coast Stepford, everyone held the same opinions, enjoyed the same pastimes, worked in the same professions, drove the same cars, voted the same way and never ceased to congratulate themselves on how broad-minded they were. Meet one of them and you’ve met all of them.

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