cameoamalthea:

Although America’s voting-age population includes a roughly equal number of millennials and baby boomers, the 2016 electorate featured 14 million more of the latter. Voters under 30 backed Hillary Clinton by 18 points — but their verdict drowned out by those over 65, who favored her opponent by eight.

– Eric Levitz

I said it in 2016, and I’ll say it now: young voters favor progressive candidates by a huge majority. But young voters don’t actually vote. The result is old people run the country and what do they care if say ignoring climate change could kill everyone, they’ll be dead soon anyway?

Please, vote. This election. Every election.