This could be a wave and change election but not in the way you would think.

This could be a wave and change election but not in the way you would think.

I think whatā€™s going on in both parties id youā€™re starting to see the youth vote taking an interest in American politics.

The Republican Party is known to be old and white. But the leader ship in the Democratic Party is not much better. It seems like the entire leader ship is over 70.

And naturally the midterms showed people of color winning in the Democratic Party but thatā€™s because the Democratic Party looks like America.

Republicans are white.

And many of those people of color are very young.

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Young adults ā€˜hateā€™ Republicans, David Brooks says

ā€œTo put it bluntly, young adults hate them,ā€ says Brooks, who is viewed as a center-right pundit. ā€œItā€™s hard to look at the generational data and not see long-term disaster for Republicans.ā€

The Republican Party these days looks like a direct reaction against immigration, diversity and pluralism, but millennials and Gen Z voters live with difference every single day and approve of current demographic trends, according to Brooks. He says there is a conservative way to embrace pluralism that involves being optimistic and noting the deep strain of pessimism in progressive multiculturalism.

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For instance, itā€™s difficult for Republicans to get young people to hate gay people when they grew up on will and grace.

So weā€™re seeing the diversity in skin color and culture, but the biggest diversity in my opinion is in the youth vote. And many of them will not be voting GOP.

And because of everything Republicans are doing, especially by supporting and protecting school shooters even if they claim itā€™s unintentional, young people are getting involved in politics when usually they get involved at a much older age.

Republicans have said when theyā€™re young they are liberal but when they get older they are conservative. But the Republican Party is not conservative, itā€™s racist. And itā€™s sexist. And that hasnā€™t gone unnoticed with young voters who are exercising their constitutional right at a younger and younger age.
I really respect David Brooks. I'll bet he doesn't roll all Republicans/conservatives into a muddy ball and call them all racist and sexist. To send that message is wrong, too, and Independents do notice that, too.
Otherwise, your post is right on.
The rot starts at the top. If you vote for Donald Trump and his racist policies, then U2 are racist. No way around that.
I don't consider Donald Trump a good example of a Republican/conservative. I'm not sure why Democrats feel the need to conflate racism and immigration efforts; it isn't actually endearing to Independents who can actually see hyperinflated rhetoric and mud slinging for what it is.

You don't need to post for me all the ways you "prove" Trump is racist. I've seen it all a hundred times. Trump is a very wealthy snob who wrinkles his nose at poor people. The fact that a lot of them are not white is a whole 'nother issue. If the country needs educated, skilled workers to fill the jobs in our growing economy, there are two options: Do a better job of educating our own kids or allow workers from another country to join us. If the country doesn't need any more apple pickers or folks who will require social programs, then limit them. That doesn't make him racist, necessarily.
You said:

I don't consider Donald Trump a good example of a Republican/conservative.

Donald Trump has like a 90s% approval rating within the Republican Party. Heā€™s the perfect Republican. Donald Trump is the Republican that the rest of the Republicans want their kids to be like. Donald Trump is a role model for the GOP young.
you know an awful lot about a guy you dont follow...
 

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