The article I quoted, admittedly pre-election, differentiated between older boomers and younger boomers and those with/without college degrees. The Pew article doesn't and it doesn't overlap with college degrees. My point was all boomers are most definitely NOT Trump fans. And also, we are not dying off.
The article I quoted, admittedly pre-election, differentiated between older boomers and younger boomers and those with/without college degrees. The Pew article doesn't and it doesn't overlap with college degrees. My point was all boomers are most definitely NOT Trump fans. And also, we are not dying off.
On the dying off part though, sure you are. Projections show 72M in 2019 and 64M in 2028. Silent is falling faster of course, but even GenX drops a million in that time frame. And of course, dying isn't the only thing that keeps people from voting. Unpleasant subject of course.
One point on dying - save for accidents or unforeseen pandemics - my life expectancy at age 70 (now) is 87 years. Which means that we're gonna be around for some time. :-)
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for you and others of your generation (which includes my parents) living on and on. But the statistical reality is that the boomer generation is going to be shrinking relative to all the others not named 'silent'. And that does have an impact on elections, other things held constant (which they usually aren't).
Giving you a fist pump, Eva. IтАЩm 65 and recently retired. IтАЩm glad I can now pour energy and money into matters that before I could only vote or write letters about. Of course, IтАЩll die before those younger than me but I sure can still make a difference. All the family in my generation (as well as those younger) are implacably anti-Trump.
The article I quoted, admittedly pre-election, differentiated between older boomers and younger boomers and those with/without college degrees. The Pew article doesn't and it doesn't overlap with college degrees. My point was all boomers are most definitely NOT Trump fans. And also, we are not dying off.
Understood on the educational part.
On the dying off part though, sure you are. Projections show 72M in 2019 and 64M in 2028. Silent is falling faster of course, but even GenX drops a million in that time frame. And of course, dying isn't the only thing that keeps people from voting. Unpleasant subject of course.
One point on dying - save for accidents or unforeseen pandemics - my life expectancy at age 70 (now) is 87 years. Which means that we're gonna be around for some time. :-)
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for you and others of your generation (which includes my parents) living on and on. But the statistical reality is that the boomer generation is going to be shrinking relative to all the others not named 'silent'. And that does have an impact on elections, other things held constant (which they usually aren't).
Giving you a fist pump, Eva. IтАЩm 65 and recently retired. IтАЩm glad I can now pour energy and money into matters that before I could only vote or write letters about. Of course, IтАЩll die before those younger than me but I sure can still make a difference. All the family in my generation (as well as those younger) are implacably anti-Trump.