Democratic president gets elected 2016/2020, will Generation A be more GOP?

[5280]

A Democratic president gets elected 2016/2020, will Generation A be more GOP than the Millennials and Generation Z?

Generation A are the kids born after Generation Z. Generation A won't be able to vote until 2032-2036.

[Virginiá]

A Democratic president gets elected 2016/2020, will Generation A be more GOP than the Millennials and Generation Z?

Generation A are the kids born after Generation Z. Generation A won't be able to vote until 2032-2036.

That's hard to say, because any number of things can happen during that time which could change their opinions about the world or the Democratic party. For instance, the risks involved in controlling the White House for so long is that you and your party get blamed for things that aren't necessarily in your control or your fault. Eventually something will happen over the span of 16 years of Democratic control, and they might not come out so well from that. This could influence the parents of GenA, which could rub off on that generation's kids. Also, if a Republican elected in 2024+ screws up badly, they can help push the newer generation right into the Democratic party's arms, just like Bush II helped to do.

However, if the GOP doesn't adapt to a changing world then they can't count on picking up a new generation of voters who will most definitely not fit the current agenda - Especially on social issues. So I think that under this scenario, it's definitely possible, but not guaranteed. The next generation could be more evenly split between the parties, as opposed to what it is right now with Millennials typically breaking 60% or higher for Democrats (their ceiling is very high, possibly up to 70% in the right conditions, which is not good for Republicans).

[Penelope]

Generation A isn't even being born yet, who the hell cares?

[Sir Mohamed]

Depends on what the GOP does. If they stay far right, they'll be in trouble for a long time.

[Asian Nazi]

Now faced with increasing evidence that Generation Z aren't going to be any less Democratic than millennials, Atlas Republicans are holding out for Generation A (i.e. people who aren't even born yet) to be their saviors.

LOL

[5280]

The US cannot sustain itself with one party rule, unless you like communism.

[President Johnson]

The US cannot sustain itself with one party rule, unless you like communism.

I aussume we don't talk about a one-party system. Just that one party is not in charge of the presidency for a long time. Just like Republicans since the civil war and Democrats after the Great Depression (or just few exceptions).

[Virginiá]

The US cannot sustain itself with one party rule, unless you like communism.

I aussume we don't talk about a one-party system. Just that one party is not in charge of the presidency for a long time. Just like Republicans since the civil war and Democrats after the Great Depression (or just few exceptions).

Hell, even when Democrats controlled the White House and Congress for some time after the GD, they didn't always have carte blanche. The Conservative Coalition and New Deal Coalition consisted of members of both parties, divided among ideological lines. So even with an extended period of one party rule (so to speak), both sets of ideologies held sway still.

[Asian Nazi]

Historically, having two equally competitive parties has been the exception not the norm in the US system.  Atlas seems to think that there's some law of nature forcing both parties to be roughly even.  While this might be true over a very long period of time, it definitely doesn't hold true over the short term.