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displacedvermoter

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47. Fine, they are young and don't know a lot

Mon Oct 14, 2024, 10:30 AM

Oct 14

So why do we have the media continuously rolling them out, along with others like them, and using their loosely formed political views as some sort of measurement of Trump versus Harris?

This piece was not intended for the disaffected 18 to 25 white audience, as I don't believe these guys and their buddies are watching NBC televised news or web products. The people this is reaching are older voters and all listening to these guys bitch does is convince "undecideds" that they should overlook Trump's fascism and racism and misogyny because of "economic uncertainty".

Not really raging at them, although I must say I was in similar straights at their age and had to take the all too familiar step of enlisting in the military to right my ship, but more raging at the media. They keep insisting we have to listen to the views of our most uninformed, least educated and seemingly, least open minded fellow citizens. It angers me that folks like these young men get so much airplay and front page coverage.

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Young men's economic prospects are shifting, along with their politics [View all] pstokely Oct 13 OP

"I drive a truck, so I only get 16 miles per gallon..." cadoman Oct 13 #1

he can't drive a Prius pstokely Oct 13 #7

We may be doomed as a nation. Yavin4 Oct 13 #8

He's a 16 mpg patriot. Turbineguy Oct 14 #27

He's still in high school forthemiddle Oct 14 #44

Fine, they are young and don't know a lot displacedvermoter Oct 14 #47

Hell, there are trucks that get a lot better millage than that. JohnSJ Oct 14 #28

My Ford Maverick gets 41 mpg as a hybrid NickB79 Oct 14 #33

"I drive a truck, so I only get 16 miles per gallon" - Uhhhhhh . . . .OK. hatrack Oct 13 #2

I think we might have spotted the reason he can't afford a $150K house. Liberal In Texas Oct 14 #25

A coworker just dropped $90K on a fully loaded F250 Platinum NickB79 Oct 14 #35

He is 18 years old, still in high school forthemiddle Oct 14 #45

We don't know what kind of truck or how he paid for it. Liberal In Texas Oct 14 #46

Uh, gas is pretty low currently (at least where I'm at) harumph Oct 13 #3

These little morons aren't voting based on economics vercetti2021 Oct 13 #4

Oh, baloney it is "the economy" and "inflation." valleyrogue Oct 13 #5

Yeah, very correct zorbasd Oct 13 #13

And what has Trump offered other than "I'm going to Klarkashton Oct 13 #6

Some Young men are not looking for hope and joy arlyellowdog Oct 13 #9

They really think Trump will help? NameAlreadyTaken Oct 13 #10

What would Derek do with a 3 bed 2 bath house? NoveltySocks Oct 13 #11

Unfortunately there are plenty of white women Cosmocat Oct 14 #29

Trump isn't going to help with any of that nt GenThePerservering Oct 13 #12

Who do they think tfg will side with? duncang Oct 13 #14

They're living in some dream durablend Oct 13 #15

Yeah, what does an 18-20 year old kid think their parents could buy for $10,000? Wiz Imp Oct 13 #21

Housing still has gone up tremendously from the 90's while wages haven't adjusted by much Jspur Oct 14 #22

Median personal income has tripled since 1990 Wiz Imp Oct 14 #23

They are just ignorant. raccoon Oct 14 #24

If these losers think the SlobFather is the answer to more affordable housing NoMoreRepugs Oct 13 #16

More Evidence that we need to do a better job educating young people. Wiz Imp Oct 13 #17

ZACLY! Thanks, elleng Oct 13 #19

Who is we? displacedvermoter Oct 14 #32

Very good points - I agree with everything you said Wiz Imp Oct 14 #40

Agree displacedvermoter Oct 14 #42

Blame price of gas and groceries on tmp, 'smart' NOT! elleng Oct 13 #18

"Sam"--- GET a smaller vehicle! Jack Valentino Oct 13 #20

I read this and just like it was such propaganda YorkRd Oct 14 #26

JFC. A three bedroom two bath house is NOT a starter home you non-critical thinking entitled idiot. Freethinker65 Oct 14 #30

There's a whole swath of white, straight males in America who are told they are Alphas from a very early age. NCDem47 Oct 14 #31

He could afford that house if he married an educated, successful woman NickB79 Oct 14 #34

He does not need to be married as a high school student. jimfields33 Oct 14 #36

But if he doesn't get em young, they'll get too educated! NickB79 Oct 14 #38

I didn't see he has a girlfriend. jimfields33 Oct 14 #39

It's all a zero-sum game, doncha know? Diamond_Dog Oct 14 #37

Inflation is down and so are gas prices ClimateHawk Oct 14 #41

Yet Mr. 18-yr-old-with-a-truck thinks Trump will make all the prices go down Tarc Oct 14 #43