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As far as my Gen X comments, I’m surprised it was the Gen X wasn’t expected to improve on Boomers that got the response and not the book banning.

Millennials were told not to settle for McDonalds, go to college and take on the debt, get a good job and buy that good house. But college was expensive, housing became impossible and the jobs didn’t pay us what Boomers got paid. We got cranky about all of it. You would too! And Gen Xers would have taken your angst to MySpace and Facebook too if you had it.

Xers you’re cool and not as cringe as Boomers but let us live and be cranky. We got debt man, and two generations coming up behind us who are getting us blamed for more shit.

 

Hillary Clinton is incredibly intelligent, well spoken and has a tremendous resume. But that's rarely what Americans want in a President. It's a beauty contest with emphasis on the charisma portion of the program. And it's a question of stamina.

For the number of people who adore Hillary, there are an equal number of people who cannot stand her. She is polarizing to a fault. And as exciting as a baked potato.

I'm no political analyst, but it felt like the Democrats anointed her as the successor to Obama no matter what the electorate thought or felt. And even as her campaign failed to gain traction, they propped her up with Super Delegates in order to force the convention to accept her.

Even then, there's really no reason Hillary shouldn't have wiped the floor with the Orange Cheeto. But again, it felt like the Democrats thought they had it in the bag and quit pushing the voters to the polls in swing states. In sports terms, they went into a prevent defense too early.

1. Trump knows how to constantly keep the narrative about him and the public loves car chases and train wrecks.
2. Democrats severely underestimated the number of voters who only came out to vote because Obama was so charismatic.
3. Yeah, Comey, but even then, Democrats could have done a better job of messaging why Hillary was the better choice.

 

Us later Xers (born in 1976) are holding some of the same bags as Millennials. All of the comforts of being a latchkey kid coupled with the same student loans and low paying wages.

 

Yeah, following this conversation and trying to figure out where I fall (1977). Lucky for the most part to not have the student debt, although my wife still has a decent amount from professional training. Never been paid comfortably. I have gone a lot more to the left on most issues as time has gone on. Definitely struggle with what the heck my parents actually did parenting and otherwise growing up! My mom is so set in stone financially right now she doesn't even realize it. I am pretty lucky, but my sister scrapes by and my mom is just like, it is hard isn't it?

I love the all the comforts of being a latchkey kid comment!

 

Only child, single mom latchkey kid and my wife has the nerve to think I’m weird because I love being left alone. I grew up being left alone, figuring out how to keep myself entertained, fed and out of trouble. It was a great training ground for being out on your own as an adult.

 

I'm trying to think when I started being left alone on a regular basis. It was at least fourth grade when I started going to a school a couple of blocks away. I can't really remember before that, but I am guessing it didn't just one day start!

 

I have a sister but yeah, we learned to go without any hand-holding in life (not blaming my mom all, she had to work)..

 

Little man

Mastriano yet to concede PA governor’s race nearly 2 days after Shapiro declared winner

 

Does he really want that smoke? This is like when Shooter McGavin baited that huge guy at the end of Happy Gilmore.

 

A "concession speech" is about as useless as giving two weeks' notice at a minimum-wage job.

Nobody's going to remember what you said, especially the winner.

 

I wasn't a latchkey kid and had both parents, but I was an only child living in a rural area with no other kids around.
That's why I prefer being left to myself and have no trouble entertaining myself.