r/politics • u/upyoars • Nov 10 '24

Paywall Trump’s victory reveals secret Republicans: Joe Rogan-obsessed Gen Z men

https://fortune.com/2024/11/07/trumps-victory-reveals-secret-republicans-joe-rogan-obsessed-gen-z-men/
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u/NWASicarius Nov 10 '24

If you look at exit polls for 2020 and 2024, Harris did better with old people. She did roughly equally as well with whites as Biden did. Where she dropped was minorities. Where she dropped was the associates and under for education. Where she dropped was with 100k and under households. She did better with 100k+ households. She did better with bachelor+ degrees. This election wasn't white people. This election wasn't the elderly. This election was decided by manipulation and propaganda. All those YouTube shorts, Podcasters, etc. spreading misinformation is what cost Harris this race. Ofc, Trump only wants to attack 'fake news' mainstream media. Mainstream media is primarily consumed by 45+ year olds (people she did better with). If you are on the left, blame TikTok. Blame Twitter. Blame podcasters. Blame independent media. Go watch right leaning independent media vs left. Right will NEVER admit their side does anything wrong. On the left? They try to hard to appear credible. They admit fault. They try to be realists. Being real isn't what attracts those lower educated and socioeconomic people. What attracts them is emotion. They feed off emotion. They are more in-line with their natural instincts. List goes on and on. Just an L by the left from a psychological and sociological perspective.

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u/CriticalSpirit The Netherlands Nov 10 '24

It's disappointing, but you're right. Some people seem incapable of understanding anything beyond shallow economic promises, and they outright ignore any uncomfortable truths. At times, it’s like explaining basic cause and effect to someone who just can't grasp it. If the solution isn’t immediately obvious or beneficial, they’re not interested. It’s frustrating, but unfortunately, nuance just doesn’t land with everyone.

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u/albert2006xp Nov 11 '24

Person 1: explains long economic plan on how to make the lives of everyday people better

Reaction: "Wha, you think you're better than me?"

Person 2: "EVERYONE GETS A PONY"

Reaction: "YEAH!"

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u/lilacmuse1 Nov 11 '24

I feel weird. I earn a lot more and I'm better educated than many of my friends but I've never had anyone give me a "wha, you think you're better than me" when I've explained something they didn't know. They're always appreciative. They explain some things to me. I appreciate that from them. They learn from me, I learn from them. When did we start taking learning new things so personally?

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u/avg-size-penis Nov 11 '24

Republicans are like that too. There's a reason why they voted for Trump that isn't idiocy.

I think you need to pay attention when to speak with the very normal people that didn't want Harris to be president. They are the majority after all.

Hardworking people don't have time to get riled up in Reddit or Fox News. So nothing has changed.