Republicans have carried voters over 65 in every presidential election since 2000. A new poll shows Harris with the advantage.

Former President Donald Trump is losing older voters to Vice President Kamala Harris, a new poll shows.

A survey released by Emerson College on Thursday revealed that the majority of voters over 70 are supporting Harris, 51 percent, over Trump at 48 percent.

Those results show a major breakthrough for Harris, who has been able to surpass Trump’s lead with older voters. Just last month, with President Joe Biden still in the race, 50 percent of voters over 70 supported Trump, while 48 percent of the age group backed Biden.

The over 70 category includes both baby boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964, as well as the silent generation, anyone born between 1925 and 1945.

Don’t get complacent! Vote!

    • beefbot
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      3 months ago

      Yeah but yknow maybe also pay attention to the people who CLEARLY don’t care if you vote bc they don’t believe your vote counts. It’s happened before

        • beefbot
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          3 months ago

          I WANT to believe the way you do. No sarcasm. PEOPLE BETTER VOTE, … I shouldnt have excluded that. But after 25y (remember the Supreme Court in 2000?) I can’t help but panic here

          • GaMEChld@lemmy.world
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            3 months ago

            All that means is our votes count less than theirs. We knew that already, that’s how a bicameral legislature works. That doesn’t make our votes weigh nothing. It makes them weigh less, which means we need to make up for that with even more votes.

            From that perspective it means it’s MORE important to vote, not less.

            The voter turnout in the country is absolutely shameful, and we complain about government not representing our interests. Voting is the bare minimum effort. Nobody should offer up a single political opinion if you don’t vote. It’s your entry ticket into the conversation.