The Exit Polls Autopsy

It's probably the immigration issues.

This is purely my assessment, which I do not recommend you taking to the bank, but:

Gen X is the last pre-internet generation, has lost the spotlight to highly announced Millenials and Z (and now Alpha), and have had to deal with a LOT of change that has been foisted upon them. Most of us have had to really work hard to change careers as technology changed several industries, watched our parents get laid off in the 80's, and the job-for-life culture disappear. We weren't trained for this, so i can see why people want to pull things back a bit and shy from progressivism. We're nearing retirement, lots of us haven't saved, and we watched house prices skyrocket while wages stagnated. It wasn't just the Millenials that got this, and Gen X got no airtime as the credit crunch shattered many dreams.

Gen Xer here and r2 I agree.

I thought when the boomers died. MAGA was done. Maybe Gen Z will save us.

Fuck Gen X.

There should be no more whining about Boomers. This is all Gen X.

It’s funny for all the ink that gets spilled about MAGA gays, LGBT are second only to Black Women when it comes to voting D at 86%

Gen X should NEVER be president.

Trans, crime, the border, the economy, wokeism. The end.

Based on this. Trump won every age group of men, including Gen Z. "Gen Z will save us" is just dumb.

Gen X was always conservative. Growing up in the 1970-80s, homophobia and racism were rampant. We grew up during the Reagan era. There was a strong anti-gay mood in the country during our teen and college years because of aids.

Thats why so many of us are bewildered why so many in your generation think you're all that, R10? You all think you're so cool, so superior.

It's a fucking act, r11. Our parents left us very alone to figure shit out for ourselves, and my opinion is that it led to a lot of insecurity and "fake it til' you make it". Remember Latch Key kids?

I wish they'd ask gay, lesbian, bi, and transgender separately. I've come across more gay MAGAts than lesbian or trans MAGAts.

R12 yeah Ive always known your "whatever, we are so tough" was nothing more than posturing.

Yours is a deeply fucked up generation that could benefit from the therapy they are crying out for.

[quote]Trans, crime, the border, the economy, wokeism. The end.

This, and the men of most ages just weren't going to vote for Harris.

There aren't that many trans people. They just have a massive floodlight on them right now.

Gen Xers like me came up under Reaganism and most of us are rightwing shitstains.

You can relax now, r8, Trump won.

This also shows that basically there was no difference in the crossover vote between the two parties. Liz Cheney and others were not representative of anything real going on in the country.

That's why I dated younger boomers until my mid-30's. Part of it was me being around the HIV/AIDS crisis a little more than my generational peers, and I couldn't stand the petty bullshit when there were far bigger issues to handle than finding your next pack of Parliaments.

Millennials turned out for Kamala.

Veterans went for Trump. He was right about them being suckers, huh?

I hope Turd sends their kids to help Bibi turn Gaza into the Israeli Riviera.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump won young men by 10 points, flipping them from Biden. And for the first time in decades, Republicans won young white voters outright. Young voters went MAGA.

R24 dont try your tricks and blame young people for this mess.

This was ALL GEN X.

[quote] Veterans went for Trump. He was right about them being suckers, huh?

This is what pisses me off. My late father was a Vietnam Veteran. He hated Trump. He passed away last year and a part of me is sort of glad at least he's not here to see Trump get another term. I know that sounds weird, but I'm just upset for various reasons.

Gen Zis not going to save the world as predicted. White voters 18-29 went for Trump. Boomers went 50/50 for Trump so they aren't responsibile for this disaster at all.

I have never in my life needed more proof that Millennials need to smash Gen X down than I do today.

R19 Yesterday afternoon they were suggesting she's get 17% of Republicans. LOL How innocent were we 24 hours ago.

[quote] Gen Zis not going to save the world as predicted

Fuck Around and Find Out might come into play for the Gen Zs if they end up negatively effected by abortion bans

Can't believe Exit Polls. People purposefully give wrong info to throw off the results.

Gen X is out-populated by the Millenials and Gen Z. Blaming this on just Gen X is a futile exercise at best. Boomers also played a huge part in this election.

Ron Filipkowski from Meidas Touch has a very good and clear eyed autopsy. Worth a read if you have the stomach for it

Financial stresses certainly played a role. The cost of housing. The cost of education. Retirement concerns. I also think immigration is an issue that the Democrats have yet to address in a way that "works" for "non woke" people. The election was a massive repudiation of Democrats in general and Biden in particular--fair or unfair. I do think, however, that Trump's economic policies will only worsen the sorrows of our mature capitalist system. Want to see inflation get really really bad? Tariffs and massive deportation of migrants!

Trump Voters DO NOT participate in polls. That was one of the lessons of 2016.

On the bright side, when he tries to put through his agenda he will most likely just fuck it up, like building a wall plus he will be surrounded by grifters who will do him no favors. Plus he's too fucking lazy. And of course blue states have very aggressive AGs who will most certainly try to throw a wrench into anything he tries.

[quote] There aren't that many trans people.

You wouldn’t know it thanks to Democrats, the media, and jobs where you now have to announce your pronouns, even in emails. They demand to be recognized and language be changed to suit their delusional. Biden turned us into birthing people who do chest feeding. This shit has consequences.

[quote] Gen X is out-populated by the Millenials and Gen Z.

Millennials are bigger than both and are bigger than Boomers now. They will be making all future decisions. Zoomers will barely make it past 35. They’re hopeless.

[quote] On the bright side, when he tries to put through his agenda he will most likely just fuck it up, like building a wall plus he will be surrounded by grifters who will do him no favors. Plus he's too fucking lazy. And of course blue states have very aggressive AGs who will most certainly try to throw a wrench into anything he tries.

I can some kind of power struggle/infighting happening between Bezos, Musk, and Thiel.

R18, he’s basically a Trump zombie. He never stops with the Trumpist version of BRAINS, BRAINS

R37 Bernie Moreno (in Ohio) ran endless Anti-Trans commercials and beat Sherrod Brown.....Moereno Tag Line = "Sherrod Brown is for They/Them. Not US". And it worked in Ohio. Also there is a lot of anger in Ohio over how Biden (and Buttigieg) handled the East Palestine train wreck mess. Both promised to return. Neither did. Buttigieg refused to answer questions from local Ohio reporters (one of whom was an older female anchor in Columbus). He would only take questions from the national press who traveled with him to Ohio. Not a good look.

You buried the lede to fit your own bigoted aims. The trans ads were an accessory to the East Palestine main course. What a twisted asshole you are to try and shove this "trans ruins everything" narrative. If we go by your logic, Bill Clinton and John Kerry should have stayed away from us. You're not just disingenuous, you're dumb.

R42 = You sound loony....I didn't say "trans ruin everything".....I said-----because maybe people NOT in Ohio don't know---that Moreno went after Sherrod Brown over the Trans Issue. It was a major campaign issue. That's 100% true. Buttigieg and Biden mishandled East Palestine. 100% true. Get help.

Take your ad homimem hate and find a museum to live in. You are a hateful relic and just let me clear argument sit there. You have NOTHING.

R44 Something is wrong with you girl. Get help. People like you embolden others to vote against them. Just ask Kamala or Hillary. Don't be so abrasive. We are all in this Trump 2.0 together.

For many, who were Dems and level headed, its a combination of economy and the extreme progressive agenda being rammed down peoples throats, a forced and legalised suspension of beliefs. When a 16 yo pulls you up for not using the correct pronouns, you know something is broken.

In 2028 Dems better run a white male for president. I'm sorry to say this, but no more women for now.

Ignorance and hate. I’m sorry, I’m that demographic and I’m shocked

White women are dumb again. Notice how elderly black people almost voted for the democrats 100%. Because they remember being treated like second class citizens

I just can’t stand anymore how Jack Tapper insists continually on pronouncing the word “down” as “dayyyowwn.” Stop!

[quote]Ron Filipkowski from Meidas Touch has a very good and clear eyed autopsy. Worth a read if you have the stomach for it

I agree with a lot Ron wrote. But, I disagree with his take on some of the current Dem governors

[quote]While we have many bright lights in Congress to give us hope, to me the greatest constellation of future talent is with Democratic governors. I believe that our next president is going to come from one of them, and they are well positioned to appeal to the voters we lost since 2024.

[quote] Just look at the talent among the youngish current governors: Gavin Newsom, Gretchen Whitmer, Andy Beshear, Wes Moore, Josh Shapiro, Jared Polis, and others. Two of these teamed up on a 2028 ticket would be very formidable, and can bring new ideas and a fresh approach. I also believe that Kamala Harris will join their ranks as Governor of California in 2026.

Josh Shapiro is Jewish and Jared Polis is gay. Neither one can get elected in the US because of conservative Christians and Christian Nationalists. The US clearly doesn't want a female president so Gretchen Whitmer is out of the question and it kills me to say that because I love Big Gretch. Newsom doesn't have the ability to win over midwestern voters. Maybe, an Andy Beshear/Wes Moore ticket could win in 2028.

R38 THANK GOD millennials outnumber Gen X.

We will MAKE SURE to counter block these MAGA turds moving forward.

I've said this before several times on DL, but the Dems need to fucking drop AOC as their poster girl. They need to focus on moderate Dem women who can possibly win over men.

I have been SCREAMING from the rooftops about how much more terrible Gen X is than baby boomers but nobody listens!!!

Maybe now they will?