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It could be that what fuels complaints against Generation Z gives former President Donald Trump an edge with the young voters and a win over Vice President Kamala Harris. Eyes fixated on youth turnout as a critical voting bloc when early voting began in September, and they remain there on Election Day.
Much has been made of Gen Z’s political gender gap: Young men swing right while young women swing left, each to increasing degrees. Their motivations vary, and the young women are considerably more pronounced, but the intragenerational experience is real. The normally low-turnout young male vote is in view and key to a Trump win, which was courted with help from influencer Jake Paul and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Meanwhile, Harris and her Democratic colleagues stand on young, single women to maintain reliable electorates.
Idiosyncrasies of Gen Z have been the subject of even greater comment than its internal divide. Workplace annoyance and general incompetence mark public opinion of Gen Z, while its mental health pathologies characterize the youngsters to greater concern. It is not a good thing for an entire generation to be riddled with anxiety and depression. However, every downside has an upside, and the Republican Party may reap it.
Those obsessive tendencies to which Gen Z is susceptible translate to a hyper concern for socioeconomic conditions of the present moment. The anxiety and self-care that so define young adults’ lives mean that whichever afflictions on which the two parties focus will prove all the more moving and vote-inducing. We see this reaction easily among young women who take abortion legislation as renewed personal attacks or vital opportunities. Many buy into the Democratic Party’s claims over their joys and fears, but some look to more immediate, pressing problems. Young men join them in this outlook.
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Namely, these principal motivations are foreign conflict and rising costs. For young men, especially, conscription into otherwise avoidable wars is a point of serious sway. The same goes for the high housing prices and weak job prospects, which deter them from starting a family. Their female counterparts want the same things.
By way of membership in Gen Z, young men and women are just as invigorated as their left-leaning peers. If the GOP has convinced enough of them of their personal stake in the election, Trump might see resounding success.
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