From Frank Luntz (withhold judgement until you read this please)
Full disclosure, a day or 2 ago I commented on another story and the gist of it was perhaps the writer was too optimistic about people in general (not specific to Gen Z) and their willingness to put effort into researching candidates before deciding how to vote. The story which I am linking to below from the NYT is not helping me believe in people any more than I did 2 days ago. The contradiction of not trusting traditional media while at the same time basing a lot of their opinions on the same is what I see in people of all ages. This is meant as warning to those who are celebrating a victory which is far from assured. If we are not diligent a repeat of 2016 is quite possible, and the results will be far worse with DJT using the victory as validation of his revenge tour.
Below are a few quotes from the group assembled.
“How can you be so negative to Harris and be undecided voters?” Frank Luntz asked 15 young Americans the other night, with a mix of exasperation and curiosity. Then, a half-hour later, as one 24-year-old dwelled on the Jan. 6 attacks, Luntz asked, “How can you be an undecided voter when you say Trump should never get anywhere near power?”
with many younger Americans supporting Harris, we were curious why these 15 voters in particular were more ambivalent about her.
www.nytimes.com/…
The participants are wary of Ms. Harris right now — they say she is too far left, and that she covered up President Biden’s aging issues — and want to know what she would do about inflation, public safety and the Israel-Gaza war. But they are also skeptical of Mr. Trump, and many of them were appalled by his behavior on Jan. 6, 2021. Several saw Mr. Trump more positively after the assassination attempt on him last month, but they were quickly turned off by his attacks on Ms. Harris and her race.
So, as Mr. Luntz asked, why are they undecided? What became clear is that these 15 Americans grew up in a really negative time, and they care deeply about their country but are worried about it, and don’t want to see the White House in the wrong hands.
