2. Again & again in primaries, Sanders was very robust with voters under 45 and had very little traction with those over 60. But think about what that means: people who earlier supported McGovern, Ted Kennedy, Jesse Jackson etc. drew the line at Sanders. It's worth asking why.
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3. The generational divide on left has been pretty much taken for granted, but it's worth asking where it comes from.
@DavidKlion and I take it up in this podcast where we look at the life & career of Atlantic writer George Packer.https://jeetheer.substack.com/p/podcast-george-packer-vs-the-millennial?r=bh54&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=twitter …Show this thread
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The real divide appears to be between those who still view the Democratic party as a vehicle for Progressive policy changes versus those who are increasingly Apathetic about electoral politics
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As an older left liberal, I would have happily made the leap to Sanders. But, you know, he wasn’t the nominee, and wasn’t going to be.
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Not going to talk about Warren using the gender card to fragment the left during the primaries?
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