A generation of GOP stars stands diminished: ‘Everything Trump touches dies'

[loyalsister]

I am so tempted to post this on the class of 86-90 FB page for my HS.

They were counting on Gen Xers to steer the country further right. Trump was the perfect candidate to rope them in. We came of age under Reagan and the early Trump glorification years.

“Donald Trump has always been a ridiculous candidate for president and the only thing that’s surprising is that it took this long for that ridiculousness to gel,” Stevens said. “It’s already hurt our country, it’s already hurt our politics. It’s just been a very destructive candidacy.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-generation-of-gop-stars-may-be-diminished-everything-trump-touches-dies/2016/10/09/890a5074-8e2c-11e6-9c85-ac42097b8cc0_story.html?tid=sm_fb

[Dawson Leery]

1. Good.

The GOP destroyed their own bench. We must always remind them that they forced this piece of horseshit onto the world.

[loyalsister]

2. Exactly

And, we will be rescued by the oft derided millennials.

[Dawson Leery]

3. Joe Ganim is the Patron Saint of Politics when

compared against Trump.

[Warren DeMontague]

4. I don't think that's where Gen X's head is at, at all.

The biggest numbers for Clinton, you'll notice, are in the 45-64 age group, followed right behind by 30-44.



That puts Gen X squarely in the pro-Clinton camp, by my math.

Young Despite The Years, so to speak.

[loyalsister]

6. Those stats are from college years

They "grew up" and rejected liberalism.
A tour of state houses reveals exactly where their heads are. They are also the Smartest Guys in The Room who were also responsible for the Big Short. The greed is good mentality runs deep among these MBAs, attorneys, finance managers....

Gen Xers started to move right in 2000

http://ropercenter.cornell.edu/polls/us-elections/how-groups-voted/how-groups-voted-2000/

Moreso in 2004 (also the year I started to see them get elected to state offices).

http://ropercenter.cornell.edu/polls/us-elections/how-groups-voted/how-groups-voted-2004/

Split in 2008

http://ropercenter.cornell.edu/polls/us-elections/how-groups-voted/how-groups-voted-2008/

Largely voted Romney in 2012

http://ropercenter.cornell.edu/polls/us-elections/how-groups-voted/how-groups-voted-2012/

[Warren DeMontague]

7. what?

That poll is from like a week or so ago.

I'm sorry, but the numbers simply don't match your narrative, here. Maybe you're just living in the wrong state and extrapolating from that. The problem may be religion or geography or a preponderance of authoritarianism, not age.

[loyalsister]

9. Name the Democratic leaders under 50

Republicans had 2 run for president (Rubio and Cruz) and the speaker of the House is Paul Ryan.

[Warren DeMontague]

11. I've said for a long time we need to expand our Bench beyond East Coast Boomers.

Gavin Newsom, there's one to watch.

[loyalsister]

14. It will be the Millennials

My gen X peers are more often than not greedy funamentalists. It's always interesting to be at fundraisers and political events because there are so few people my age. It's the trailblazer boomers and millennials who make up the majority.

[Warren DeMontague]

15. Certainly they're the majority by numbers

But in terms of progressivism, yes millennials win - and eris bless em - but X beats boomers in every poll on every issue.

You might just be hanging with the wrong crowd.

[Warren DeMontague]

8. well again

Gen X seems to be breaking decisively for Clinton. If we want to bag on people by generation, maybe go after the 60somethings who are voting en masse for trump.

For some reason, they seem to escape those kinds of broad brushes, here. Can't figure out why that is, on DU, particularly around 5:00 dinnertime.

[Warren DeMontague]

10. I think you're forgetting that while "Gen X" may be 30somethings and 40somethings now

in 2000 and 2004 we were 20somethings and early 30s, etc.

[loyalsister]

12. Exactly

They are getting more conservative with age

[Warren DeMontague]

13. I'm not sure you understand the statistics, here.

No one is getting more conservative with age. In 2000 Gen X voted for Gore, in 2004 we voted for Kerry. In 2008 and 2012 we voted for overwhelmingly for Obama (look at the 20-34 numbers in '08) and in 2016 we're carrying the ball for Hillary Clinton.

[Wounded Bear]

5. Those stars were pretty dim to begin with....

None of them had far to fall.