They vividly remember 9/11. They can recall the unbearable sound of dial-up internet. They waited with anticipation as the clock struck midnight to see if the year 2000 would truly usher in the end of the world, and now they are #adulting.
They are millennials. Born between 1980 and 1996, millennials are now between 24 and 39 years old. They are the largest voting demographic in the nation.
Historically, younger voters have moved from left to center to right as they age. The left argues that this generation is different, that millennials will remain with the left. How they vote as they mature will influence the bellwether’s next step.
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From socialism to capitalism.
Meet our next bellwether friend who #LeftTheLeft: Douglas Simpson
As a teenager, Douglas was a champion for socialism after reading the Communist Manifesto. Once in college, his relational network expanded to include some of the leading socialist thinkers in the region. The more he learned about them, the less he liked about their message. Upon meeting an independent-thinking veteran, all of his thinking and voting was turned upside-down.