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2016 Postmortem

NobodyHere

(2,810 posts) Sun Dec 4, 2016, 11:02 PM Dec 2016

Why do so many people blame millennials for Trump's election? [View all]

The millennials voted for Clinton

Every other age group voted for Trump. Perhaps those groups should have some introspection.

Older isn't wiser in this country.

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Why do so many people blame millennials for Trump's election? [View all] NobodyHere Dec 2016 OP

Good question Lotusflower70 Dec 2016 #1

Because the margin was so thin fingers can be pointed in any direction... JHB Dec 2016 #2

Excellent answer Va Lefty Dec 2016 #3

And generally those fingers are pointed everywhere else mythology Dec 2016 #15

because as of yet, there isn't a serious commitment to facing what happened, and fixing it nt NRQ891 Dec 2016 #4

They voted for Clinton NobodyHere Dec 2016 #5

I'm not talking about Millennials NRQ891 Dec 2016 #11

Sorry bout that NobodyHere Dec 2016 #25

Cheer up, Millennials! raging moderate Dec 2016 #6

Like other demographics HassleCat Dec 2016 #7

Yet they did support Clinton NobodyHere Dec 2016 #8

It's easier than thinking. n/t QC Dec 2016 #9

Because many of them "weren't excited" so they didn't bother to vote CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #10

Amazing how, despite "plenty of blame to go around", it rarely seems to spread far enough to cover Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #14

this Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #23

This is pretty much it. J_William_Ryan Dec 2016 #18

Hillary won the popular vote True_Blue Dec 2016 #12

That's like my saying "my team is world champions because they have the most fans". Exilednight Dec 2016 #35

I don't disagree with you True_Blue Dec 2016 #38

because dinner isn't until 5:30 Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #13

It's the only group with declining participation that also favored Sanders in the primaries FBaggins Dec 2016 #16

It's a shame that you have to put a sarcasm thing on a post with some validity to it. TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #19

I live in Ohio I am white and from listening to other white working class voters on doc03 Dec 2016 #17

Point out the times where white people disobey, fight back, or even shoot at cops forjusticethunders Dec 2016 #27

We had an incident here where a white guy threatened to kill his family and himself. doc03 Dec 2016 #29

"When will they learn to do what they are told to do?" GOOD GOD!!! BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #20

3rd way must blame everything but themselves jfern Dec 2016 #21

Not Enough Of Them Did otohara Dec 2016 #22

and Killer Mike will get a tax cut dsc Dec 2016 #24

At least they didn't vote for Trump in massive numbers like the Boomers did. Ace Rothstein Dec 2016 #26

b/c so many Internet natives are oblivious to its inherent misogyny malchickiwick Dec 2016 #28

People are looking for a scapegoat meow2u3 Dec 2016 #30

It's silly, although Clinton did a little worse among young voters compared to Obama. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #31

It really boggles the mind that Trump was worse among Latinos NobodyHere Dec 2016 #33

That surprised me too! Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #34

Favorability and Unfavorability ratings play a big role in elections. Exilednight Dec 2016 #36

Because this place skews old TransitJohn Dec 2016 #32

Like me, you're a Gen xer. I often feel like I walked into Boomer Nation. Exilednight Dec 2016 #37