Blue Wave! Democrats Lose Ground with Millennials

[Dschrute3]

Not all Millennials are dumb Democrat Snowflakes. If you only listen to Democrat Fake News, you're left with the impression that all Millennials are Democrats. But that isn't the reality.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Exclusive: Democrats lose ground with millennials - Reuters/Ipsos poll

MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) - Enthusiasm for the Democratic Party is waning among millennials as its candidates head into the crucial midterm congressional elections, according to the Reuters/Ipsos national opinion poll.

The online survey of more than 16,000 registered voters ages 18 to 34 shows their support for Democrats over Republicans for Congress slipped by about 9 percentage points over the past two years, to 46 percent overall. And they increasingly say the Republican Party is a better steward of the economy.

Although nearly two of three young voters polled said they do not like Republican President Donald Trump, their distaste for him does not necessarily extend to all Republicans or translate directly into votes for Democratic congressional candidates.

That presents a potential problem for Democrats who have come to count on millennials as a core constituency - and will need all the loyalty they can get to achieve a net gain of 23 seats to capture control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November.

Young voters represent an opportunity and a risk for both parties, said Donald Green, a political science professor at Columbia University in New York City.

“They’re not as wedded to one party,” Green said. “They’re easier to convince than, say, your 50- or 60-year-olds who don’t really change their minds very often.”

Terry Hood, 34, an African-American who works at a Dollar General store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and took this year’s poll, said he voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.

But he will consider a Republican for Congress because he believes the party is making it easier to find jobs and he applauds the recent Republican-led tax cut.

“It sounds strange to me to say this about the Republicans, but they’re helping with even the small things,” Hood said in a phone interview. “They’re taking less taxes out of my paycheck. I notice that."...

...Only 28 percent of those polled expressed overt support for Republicans in the 2018 poll - about the same percentage as two years earlier.

But that does not mean the rest will turn out to back Democrats, the survey showed. A growing share of voters between ages 18 and 34 years old said they were undecided, would support a third-party candidate or not vote at all.

The shift away from Democrats was more pronounced among white millennials - who accounted for two-thirds of all votes cast in that age group in 2016....

...Two years ago, young white people favored Democrats over Republicans for Congress by a margin of 47 to 33 percent; that gap vanished by this year, with 39 percent supporting each party.

The shift was especially dramatic among young white men, who two years ago favored Democrats but now say they favor Republicans over Democrats by a margin of 46 to 37 percent, the Reuters/Ipsos poll showed.

Ashley Reed, a white single mother of three in New Hampshire, said a teenage fascination with Democrat Barack Obama led her to support his presidency in 2008. But her politics evolved with her personal life.

Reed, now 28, grew more supportive of gun rights, for instance, while married to her now ex-husband, a U.S. Navy technician. She lost faith in social welfare programs she came to believe were misused. She opposed abortion after having children.

Reed plans to vote for a Republican for Congress this year.

“As I got older, I felt that I could be my own voice,” she said last month in Concord, New Hampshire.

A SWING DISTRICT

Down the road from where Reed lives lies New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, a hiker’s paradise of evergreen thickets and snow-capped lakes where young white voters make up about a quarter of the electorate, compared to 21 percent nationally.

The district’s House seat has changed parties five times in seven election cycles and is up for grabs this year after the Democratic incumbent declined to seek re-election....

While we are a minority here in California, I do know a lot of Trump supporters here. In fact, over 3 million Californians voted for Trump, including myself. I will definitely be voting for Trump again in 2020. I intend to vote straight GOP (or Libertarian for local offices) in every election, because Democrats spell ruin for America.

As an Asian, Democrats have nothing to offer me but to tell me that I should be at the back of the line of other minorities and illegal immigrants simply for being Asian. Trump didn't even campaign on helping Asian-Americans, and yet he is going after Harvard for their racist discrimination against Asians (Whites are discriminated against as well in college admissions). On top of that, he just might actually solve the North Korea problem or at least negotiate some kind of truce.

I never thought Trump would do these things, and they have only solidified my support for Trump. I will never vote Democrat again.

Does it matter?

Not really.

People have two choices and they often vote against who they don't want in. So, they might not support the Democrats, but they might vote AGAINST the Republicans.

I used to separate candidate from party to a certain degree, but that was many, many years ago. These days I don't give a second look at anyone wearing the "D". I don't consider that execrable organization to be American.

And that is exactly the reason this country is grinding to a halt. Go back to thinking for yourself and vote for the person, not the party.

I wish they would remove the party designation from ballots. Force people to get familiar with the people/issues.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Exclusive: Democrats lose ground with millennials - Reuters/Ipsos poll

MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) - Enthusiasm for the Democratic Party is waning among millennials as its candidates head into the crucial midterm congressional elections, according to the Reuters/Ipsos national opinion poll.

The online survey of more than 16,000 registered voters ages 18 to 34 shows their support for Democrats over Republicans for Congress slipped by about 9 percentage points over the past two years, to 46 percent overall. And they increasingly say the Republican Party is a better steward of the economy.

Although nearly two of three young voters polled said they do not like Republican President Donald Trump, their distaste for him does not necessarily extend to all Republicans or translate directly into votes for Democratic congressional candidates.

That presents a potential problem for Democrats who have come to count on millennials as a core constituency - and will need all the loyalty they can get to achieve a net gain of 23 seats to capture control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November.

Young voters represent an opportunity and a risk for both parties, said Donald Green, a political science professor at Columbia University in New York City.

“They’re not as wedded to one party,” Green said. “They’re easier to convince than, say, your 50- or 60-year-olds who don’t really change their minds very often.”

Terry Hood, 34, an African-American who works at a Dollar General store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and took this year’s poll, said he voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.

But he will consider a Republican for Congress because he believes the party is making it easier to find jobs and he applauds the recent Republican-led tax cut.

“It sounds strange to me to say this about the Republicans, but they’re helping with even the small things,” Hood said in a phone interview. “They’re taking less taxes out of my paycheck. I notice that."...

...Only 28 percent of those polled expressed overt support for Republicans in the 2018 poll - about the same percentage as two years earlier.

But that does not mean the rest will turn out to back Democrats, the survey showed. A growing share of voters between ages 18 and 34 years old said they were undecided, would support a third-party candidate or not vote at all.

The shift away from Democrats was more pronounced among white millennials - who accounted for two-thirds of all votes cast in that age group in 2016....

...Two years ago, young white people favored Democrats over Republicans for Congress by a margin of 47 to 33 percent; that gap vanished by this year, with 39 percent supporting each party.

The shift was especially dramatic among young white men, who two years ago favored Democrats but now say they favor Republicans over Democrats by a margin of 46 to 37 percent, the Reuters/Ipsos poll showed.

Ashley Reed, a white single mother of three in New Hampshire, said a teenage fascination with Democrat Barack Obama led her to support his presidency in 2008. But her politics evolved with her personal life.

Reed, now 28, grew more supportive of gun rights, for instance, while married to her now ex-husband, a U.S. Navy technician. She lost faith in social welfare programs she came to believe were misused. She opposed abortion after having children.

Reed plans to vote for a Republican for Congress this year.

“As I got older, I felt that I could be my own voice,” she said last month in Concord, New Hampshire.

A SWING DISTRICT

Down the road from where Reed lives lies New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, a hiker’s paradise of evergreen thickets and snow-capped lakes where young white voters make up about a quarter of the electorate, compared to 21 percent nationally.

The district’s House seat has changed parties five times in seven election cycles and is up for grabs this year after the Democratic incumbent declined to seek re-election....

While we are a minority here in California, I do know a lot of Trump supporters here. In fact, over 3 million Californians voted for Trump, including myself. I will definitely be voting for Trump again in 2020. I intend to vote straight GOP (or Libertarian for local offices) in every election, because Democrats spell ruin for America.

As an Asian, Democrats have nothing to offer me but to tell me that I should be at the back of the line of other minorities and illegal immigrants simply for being Asian. Trump didn't even campaign on helping Asian-Americans, and yet he is going after Harvard for their racist discrimination against Asians (Whites are discriminated against as well in college admissions). On top of that, he just might actually solve the North Korea problem or at least negotiate some kind of truce.

I never thought Trump would do these things, and they have only solidified my support for Trump. I will never vote Democrat again.

Does it matter?

Not really.

People have two choices and they often vote against who they don't want in. So, they might not support the Democrats, but they might vote AGAINST the Republicans.

I used to separate candidate from party to a certain degree, but that was many, many years ago. These days I don't give a second look at anyone wearing the "D". I don't consider that execrable organization to be American.

And that is exactly the reason this country is grinding to a halt. Go back to thinking for yourself and vote for the person, not the party.

No way. The person drags the party with him.

 

[AsianTrumpSupporter]

A lot of people on the street appear to support Kanye's pro-Trump statements as well as Trump:

 

[JakeStarkey]

Some do, sure, not a lot unless you can evidence it factually.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Exclusive: Democrats lose ground with millennials - Reuters/Ipsos poll

MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) - Enthusiasm for the Democratic Party is waning among millennials as its candidates head into the crucial midterm congressional elections, according to the Reuters/Ipsos national opinion poll.

The online survey of more than 16,000 registered voters ages 18 to 34 shows their support for Democrats over Republicans for Congress slipped by about 9 percentage points over the past two years, to 46 percent overall. And they increasingly say the Republican Party is a better steward of the economy.

Although nearly two of three young voters polled said they do not like Republican President Donald Trump, their distaste for him does not necessarily extend to all Republicans or translate directly into votes for Democratic congressional candidates.

That presents a potential problem for Democrats who have come to count on millennials as a core constituency - and will need all the loyalty they can get to achieve a net gain of 23 seats to capture control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November.

Young voters represent an opportunity and a risk for both parties, said Donald Green, a political science professor at Columbia University in New York City.

“They’re not as wedded to one party,” Green said. “They’re easier to convince than, say, your 50- or 60-year-olds who don’t really change their minds very often.”

Terry Hood, 34, an African-American who works at a Dollar General store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and took this year’s poll, said he voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.

But he will consider a Republican for Congress because he believes the party is making it easier to find jobs and he applauds the recent Republican-led tax cut.

“It sounds strange to me to say this about the Republicans, but they’re helping with even the small things,” Hood said in a phone interview. “They’re taking less taxes out of my paycheck. I notice that."...

...Only 28 percent of those polled expressed overt support for Republicans in the 2018 poll - about the same percentage as two years earlier.

But that does not mean the rest will turn out to back Democrats, the survey showed. A growing share of voters between ages 18 and 34 years old said they were undecided, would support a third-party candidate or not vote at all.

The shift away from Democrats was more pronounced among white millennials - who accounted for two-thirds of all votes cast in that age group in 2016....

...Two years ago, young white people favored Democrats over Republicans for Congress by a margin of 47 to 33 percent; that gap vanished by this year, with 39 percent supporting each party.

The shift was especially dramatic among young white men, who two years ago favored Democrats but now say they favor Republicans over Democrats by a margin of 46 to 37 percent, the Reuters/Ipsos poll showed.

Ashley Reed, a white single mother of three in New Hampshire, said a teenage fascination with Democrat Barack Obama led her to support his presidency in 2008. But her politics evolved with her personal life.

Reed, now 28, grew more supportive of gun rights, for instance, while married to her now ex-husband, a U.S. Navy technician. She lost faith in social welfare programs she came to believe were misused. She opposed abortion after having children.

Reed plans to vote for a Republican for Congress this year.

“As I got older, I felt that I could be my own voice,” she said last month in Concord, New Hampshire.

A SWING DISTRICT

Down the road from where Reed lives lies New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, a hiker’s paradise of evergreen thickets and snow-capped lakes where young white voters make up about a quarter of the electorate, compared to 21 percent nationally.

The district’s House seat has changed parties five times in seven election cycles and is up for grabs this year after the Democratic incumbent declined to seek re-election....

While we are a minority here in California, I do know a lot of Trump supporters here. In fact, over 3 million Californians voted for Trump, including myself. I will definitely be voting for Trump again in 2020. I intend to vote straight GOP (or Libertarian for local offices) in every election, because Democrats spell ruin for America.

As an Asian, Democrats have nothing to offer me but to tell me that I should be at the back of the line of other minorities and illegal immigrants simply for being Asian. Trump didn't even campaign on helping Asian-Americans, and yet he is going after Harvard for their racist discrimination against Asians (Whites are discriminated against as well in college admissions). On top of that, he just might actually solve the North Korea problem or at least negotiate some kind of truce.

I never thought Trump would do these things, and they have only solidified my support for Trump. I will never vote Democrat again.

Does it matter?

Not really.

People have two choices and they often vote against who they don't want in. So, they might not support the Democrats, but they might vote AGAINST the Republicans.

I used to separate candidate from party to a certain degree, but that was many, many years ago. These days I don't give a second look at anyone wearing the "D". I don't consider that execrable organization to be American.

And that is exactly the reason this country is grinding to a halt. Go back to thinking for yourself and vote for the person, not the party.

I wish they would remove the party designation from ballots. Force people to get familiar with the people/issues.

I don't see how that would help and if anything, only hurt the right.

The people unfamiliar with issues and people vote Democrat.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Not all Millennials are dumb Democrat Snowflakes. If you only listen to Democrat Fake News, you're left with the impression that all Millennials are Democrats. But that isn't the reality.

Millennials are younger people who have been in the adult world long enough to realize what's at stake here.

Many of us were liberal as youngsters and became conservative as time went on. I know that's what happened to me and my friends. But once you get out into the working world, see all the injustices of the left trying to make us all equal somehow, you have a change of heart.

These are people who took note of their pay increases and remember every Democrat fighting against it. These are people who hear Democrats like Piglosi say when they get back in power, they will rescind those tax cuts. There are people who gained employment or better employment the past year because of labor competition and business expansion. These are people who were tortured with Commie Care fines and see relief from that in the near future.

So sure, it's very believable that millennials are coming around to common sense.

 

[J.E.D]

Democrats lose ground with millennials – Reuters/Ipsos poll.

So I guess David Hogg’s not doing it for them? Go figure

The same poll finds that not only is enthusiasm for Republicans lower, but has remained unchanged since the last time the poll was taken two years ago

 

[deanrd]

Democrats lose ground with millennials – Reuters/Ipsos poll.

So I guess David Hogg’s not doing it for them? Go figure

Oh please, who even knows what that guy is writing. He wrote this just a couple of weeks ago:

Exclusive: As elections near, many older, educated, white voters shift away from Trump's party...

 

[Unkotare]

Some don't like the Dems, yes.

The great majority abhor the Pubs as if they are satan's minions.

of course they do. we can't simply talk about this poll and how millenials feel about dems, no.

we must rag on the repubs and deflect.

got it.

Context is something your can't handle? Quit whining, please.

The millennials hate the GOP, with good reason. I am glad you admit that.

The dems do have some make up to do to reach millennials.

Millennials are growing up......

Your posts strongly suggest the contrary.

 

[BluesLegend]

Democrats lose ground with millennials – Reuters/Ipsos poll.

So I guess David Hogg’s not doing it for them? Go figure

I saw that poll, Dem's should not be shocked young people early in their career don't want to be slaved out by Dem's high taxes and jobs killing policies to fund their socialist pipe dream.