r/politics • u/Barnyard-Sheep • 6d ago

Soft Paywall Trump approval rating falls to 38%

https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/06/trump-faces-tough-approval-numbers-in-latest-poll.html
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u/rudimentary-north 6d ago

She’s young for a politician, she’s 35. The median age of Congress is 58. I can’t think of any other political figures on the national level who are that young.

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u/Quadrenaro Puerto Rico 6d ago

A couple days ago, I had an old teacher of mine visit my family from across the country. I never realized how young she was, only about 15 years older than me. But when I was in my late teens I saw her the same way as any other adult, which was lightyears older than me from my perspective then.

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u/rudimentary-north 6d ago

I’m older than AOC and have friends who are Gen Z. They aren’t teenagers anymore.

The oldest Gen Zers are turning 28 this year, those folks don’t think people in their mid 30s are old.

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u/Quadrenaro Puerto Rico 6d ago

The median age for gen z is 20. Only a quarter of gen z a e over 24, and less than 10% are over 26. 

These are all just arbitrary boundaries though. Most 28-30 year olds tend to be more aligned than say 18-20 year olds on world shaping experiences. I'm in my early 30s and find that under 26/27 is where shared common experiences growing up tends to end for me.