I read two interesting things over the weekend:
- The latest issue of The Economist has a page with a series of graphs which indicate that America is moving left on cultural issues, due almost entirely to demographic change. In other words, reactionaries are mostly old people who are dying off over time.
- Only a tiny proportion of Biden’s support in Iowa comes from people under 45.
What does it mean for the general election? The truly elderly are generally reactionary Trump voters who cannot be reached by the left; Gen Z will vote for the Democrats regardless who the nominee is, but would be much more enthusiastic about Warren or Sanders; and the generational swing voters are people my age who despise Trump, but also dislike anything smacking of “the revolution.” We’re the Biden voters–the real conservatives in this country.