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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Hard to say how younger generations, especially men being influenced by the Jordan Petersons and Andew Tates, will react to Conservative governance. Unfortunately, with how gender-based polling is showing they might be perfectly happy with it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Even accounting for the (bizarre, and embarrassing) shift of Gen Z men towards the Cons, they are still more into the NDP than any generation above them. In fact in a lot of young Gen Z (male) voters, while the Cons are first, the NDP are second, and it's ~5% between them. (Sorry I don't have the stats on me, but it was posted here on Lemmy not too long ago)

My kids are Gen Z, and (very anecdotally here, I admit) they have said everyone their age they know who would vote Con (and there are a few) are pausing on it, and are extremely concerned about the amount of Identity Politics (their words) the Cons are using. They are not ok with anti-SOGI, anti-Trans, anti-2SLGBTQ+, or anti-abortion laws/actions.

Even more interestingly, to me, of six of their friends who have said they would vote Con, 2 have already left - but not to the Liberals, to the NDP. I think a LOT of the Gen Z male Con voters just don't like the status quo, and don't understand that the Cons will not only keep said status quo, but make it worse. Once a Con government starts making all the mistakes they usually do, plus new ones straight out of MAGA USA, I think they'll split quickly. I honestly would be shocked to see a two-term Con government when they refused to even admit climate change exists.That is a TOUGH sell to Gen Z.