Ocasio-Cortez: 'Generational tidal wave' of millennials reshaping electorate
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez frames millennial voters as a political force driven by anger over economic futures mortgaged by older generations.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez characterized millennial voters as a "generational tidal wave" reshaping the electorate, citing anger over economic hardship and climate policy failures by older generations. The remarks highlight Democratic efforts to mobilize younger voters ahead of upcoming elections, though online discussion reflects skepticism about millennial turnout in recent cycles.
- Ocasio-Cortez describes millennials as a "generational tidal wave" reshaping the electorate, citing anger over economic hardship and climate policy failures.
- Her remarks frame younger voters as politically unified against policies of older generations that have 'mortgaged' their economic futures.
- Online discussion reveals skepticism about actual millennial voter participation, with references to low 2024 turnout.
- Reddit commenters note a generational split, questioning why Ocasio-Cortez emphasized millennials over Gen Z voters.
How it unfolded
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Reaction Generational divide commentary
Reddit commenters debate Ocasio-Cortez's focus on millennials versus Gen Z, with LADataJunkie noting Gen Z's apparent support for Trump.
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Report Fortune details economic anger framing
Fortune publishes expanded coverage of Ocasio-Cortez's remarks, highlighting her focus on millennial anger over economic futures 'mortgaged' by previous generations.
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Reaction Reddit skepticism on millennial turnout
Reddit commenter BlackberryPi7 questions whether millennials will actually vote, citing low turnout in 2024 despite Ocasio-Cortez's optimism.
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Report Ocasio-Cortez's generational tidal wave remarks
ABC News and AOL.com report on Ocasio-Cortez's statement about millennials reshaping the electorate as a 'generational tidal wave.'
What people are saying verbatim
“And there is anger at being ignored, sidelined, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us on everything from the economy to climate.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Representative · Fortune · Aug 8
“That same generation didn't fucking vote in 2024. God I hope she's right (she usually is) but man they really helped fuck things in 2024.”
BlackberryPi7, Reddit commenter · Reddit · Aug 9, 11:49 AM
“It's incredible how far Gen Z is up Trump's ass.”
LADataJunkie, Reddit commenter · Reddit · Aug 9, 1:51 PM
“Good. Be a part of the wave. Don't think someone else will handle it for you, that's what got us where we are now.”
dadgenes, Reddit commenter · Reddit · Aug 9, 1:51 PM
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I can only speak for myself. But I'm positive my story is not that unique. I'm a 1991 millennial with a 1984 sister. I was raised by salt of the earth evangelicals. DnD was the devil. And reading Harry Potter was taboo. But spiderman and X-Men were ok...? I missed 2008 by 3 months. So my first election was 2012. I was still at the extremely early…
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I think the bigger answer for reason behind things is just money, people get theirs and want to keep it and vote to stop others from being able to get help. I've been seeing this in real time with my sister who basically made a lot of money fairly young and continues to make a lot. We didn't grow up dirt poor but we definitely fell more in working…
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Yes, it’s important not to underestimate the influence of manosphere ideology on male members of Gen Z. A lot of the influencers that are popular amongst young men and teen boys hold right-wing views, even the influencers whose brands aren’t mainly political. And as more and more of these radicalized young men reach voting age, the gender divide…
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The Republikan Party has been fucking this country since 1980. And we can't expect the media to explain it to us, because now, the fucking Republikans own all the media.
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Good. It's about damn time we outvoiced the boomers and their terrible long term policies that have hit us harder and harder since the late 70s.
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That same generation didn't fucking vote in 2024. God I hope she's right (she usually is) but man they really helped fuck things in 2024.
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Ive been saying this for years. Like so many things in politics, sometimes the best thing to do is nothing at all.
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Good. Be a part of the wave. Don't think someone else will handle it for you, that's what got us where we are now.
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Interesting that she said Millennials and not Gen Z. It's incredible how far Gen Z is up Trump's ass.
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There is also a significant chunk of Gen Z that seem to lack critical thinking skills.