Democrats betting on the lowest common denominator

It seems odd that a party led by geriatric elitists like Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, Bernie Sanders, etc. is still known as the party of America's youth. Part of this, of course, is due to the leftist control of our educational system. This is very important, because Democrat policies on inflation, immigration, foreign policy, energy production, etc., etc., etc., are universally destructive to the interests of young people. But the Democrats keep trying. From today's National Review, check out the "youth outreach" programs at the DNC last week:

Chicago’s hottest club this week was the Democratic National Convention, where Gen-Z TikTokers, Olivia Rodrigo stans (like fans, only more obsessive), and social-media influencers gathered to support presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Nearly 200 stars were in the United Center’s “Creator Lounge” this week, a zone with an open bar and string lights, reserved exclusively for influencers.

“Hotties for Harris,” a warehouse party thrown at the DNC by and for certified Brats, was the Gen-Z hot zone. In one corner sat a musty couch with a “Property of J.D. Vance” sign lying on top of it, a reference to the (very) false claim that Vance had sex with a couch, circulated online by Democrats after Donald Trump announced his vice-presidential pick. There was merchandise galore at the event, including “Hotties for Harris” bucket hats and tank tops and free condoms that read “F*** Project 2025.” GIFs of Kamala Harris dancing were projected, signs that read “Tim Waltz [sic] Got Me Laid” were hung, TikTok dances were danced, and feminist mini-golf was played. A gumball machine distributing the morning-after pill read “Plan B, nom nom nom.”

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Being a hottie for Harris specifically means that you are “having fun, we’re dancing, we’re listening to fun music, we’re partying, we’re having a good time. We’re having conversations about reproductive health care and what it means to have freedom in every aspect of our lives,” Mariana Pecora, spokeswoman for Voters of Tomorrow, said. Hot people at the DNC also got to play arcade games, like “whack a weird policy,” and “abortion access skeetball,” the Daily Mail reported.

Please read the whole thing. It really is remarkable. Just astounding.

Who are their target for such inanities? Surely not just fools. Surely they expect to have an impact on large numbers of people. Is that possible?

I'm trying to imagine this in the 1980s, when I was in college. I would think that my generation would have laughed them off the stage. But maybe not, I guess.

These "influencers" are mostly in their early twenties to mid-thirties—an age when most people are busy raising kids and trying to work a job. This seems so foreign. Like watching young adults without the "adult" part.

What on earth has happened to us?

My goodness.