re: #46 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus

Thing is, the oldest demographic was not the most pro-Trump in prior elections.

IIRC, and I may not, it is the middle-age white male demo that is most pro-Trump.

Many of the older people remember the 1980s and how Reagan was and even if they personally liked him they know all the problems the GOP caused over Social Security and retirement programs.

Demographically, I’d be considered the typical Trump voter. White male, 54 years old. I was a teenager in the 1980s - and Trump was certainly a media presence in the ’80s. Arguably, his first period of national prominence.

It’s ’80s nostalgia for a not-insignificant cohort of Gen Xers. I’d imagine for a good many of my generation, the 1980s must’ve seemed like the glory days (and let’s not forget the rose-tinted glasses effect).

Now back in the 1980s, I already had a negative view of Donald Trump and took a dim view of Reagan as well - an attitude that hasn’t changed in the last four decades.