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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year ago5.6% of congress was born before 1945. That’s fucking insane. I mean I realize Biden was too, but that just makes it worse. The choices in terms of age are 80-year-old Biden or 77-year-old Trump.
minus-squareMostly_Harmless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoAnd it’s not going to change until younger voter start showing up on election day.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoThey show up reliably on election day… They need to show up in the primaries.
minus-squareMostly_Harmless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoThey don’t show on election day either. They have it within their grasp to change everything. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/voter-turnout-rate-by-age-usa
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoLargest gain across any age group and you’re missing the last presidential election…
minus-squareMostly_Harmless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoStill the lowest percentage. I hope they keep making gains!
minus-squareYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoZoomers vote so don’t blame them.
5.6% of congress was born before 1945. That’s fucking insane. I mean I realize Biden was too, but that just makes it worse. The choices in terms of age are 80-year-old Biden or 77-year-old Trump.
And it’s not going to change until younger voter start showing up on election day.
They show up reliably on election day…
They need to show up in the primaries.
They don’t show on election day either. They have it within their grasp to change everything. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/voter-turnout-rate-by-age-usa
Largest gain across any age group and you’re missing the last presidential election…
Still the lowest percentage. I hope they keep making gains!
Zoomers vote so don’t blame them.