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@AlSweigart Another factor I've seen that is rough but rings true: more rich white folks survive long enough to *be* old, so the balance skews as a cohort gets older simply by virtue of conservatives outliving the folks they're busy marginalizing.

And COVID has only made this worse, it hit people of color much worse than white folks (because of economic factors/access to healthcare/etc).

I think both dynamics are at play though, and that there will be a shift as millenials and gen Z become a larger and larger portion of the voting populace, because yeah...even many of us who did manage to land a decent job have too many friends who didn't (and/or are queer to boot)

Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

@c9a @AlSweigart

there's a significant difference in countries with nationalised healthcare, and welfare safety nets for older people; in my area its often the case the Boomers are *more* liberal/progressive than younger people (as they feel more comfortable/secure in life..)