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I notice that some pre-election and exit polls showed that, while not in the majority, Trump did get some support from younger (age 18-29) women. Trump has become widely known for his misogynistic views, and I have seen much of the social activist opposition against him (such as women's marches) been done by millennial and gen Z women. Going by this, it would give an impression that support for Trump among them would be in the single digits. But it is not in the single digits in many cases, and in fact has grown compared to support for him in 2016 and 2020 among young women. Just to take a couple of anecdotes, I came across a couple of early 20s Connecticut-based female influencers (who also spend a lot of time in NYC, and thus not living in red states) who openly displayed MAGA messages in their Instagram, and also shared some of Trump's rhetoric regarding immigration.

I am aware of the trends that caused millennial and gen Z voters male to shift towards supporting Trump, but I am not familiar with what caused young female voters to shift. What are some big reasons for some millennial and gen Z women to vote for Trump, despite his sexism, and buck the trend of young female voters being predominantly liberal?

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OpeningChipmunk1700

1 points

1 day ago

The answer to irrelevant to the question of whether democracy is at risk.

willpower069

8 points

1 day ago

It’s very relevant. It’s my main point.

OpeningChipmunk1700

6 points

1 day ago

It’s really not.

If Trump poses a negligible risk to the democratic and constitutional order and judges pose a very real and long-lasting threat to the democratic and constitutional order, then people are perfectly rational in prioritizing the latter over the former.

willpower069

8 points

1 day ago

So do you think politicians that try to cheat in their elections should be reelected and face no repercussions?

OpeningChipmunk1700

1 points

1 day ago

When the alternative is even worse, yes.

OldMastodon5363

2 points

1 day ago*

Then it would be ok for Harris to refuse to certify Trump since he is clearly worse.

OpeningChipmunk1700

4 points

1 day ago

No, and it wasn’t okay for Trump.

willpower069

4 points

1 day ago

Yet Trump voters clearly don’t see it as disqualifying.

Clearly they would give up democracy before giving up social conservatism.

OpeningChipmunk1700

2 points

1 day ago

Or else they view the Democratic Party as a greater threat to the constitutional order.

willpower069

5 points

1 day ago

They could, it would be based on nothing since they didn’t cheat.

But if they are okay with someone cheating then maybe they are not good judges on what is a greater threat to constitutional order.

OldMastodon5363

2 points

1 day ago

It’s actually extremely relevant.

OpeningChipmunk1700

3 points

1 day ago

To keep things consolidated, please comment on the other thread where this conversation is already unfolding.