Which Gen Z will show up for the midterms: the socialist rebels or the ones who reelected Trump?
Source: Fortune ·
Gen Zers talk like socialists and bet like capitalists. Two years after they helped reelect Trump, a nation turns its lonely eyes to them.
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The midterm elections on Nov. 3 threaten to break Republicans’ trifecta, with the House and Senate both in play, if polling suggesting a “blue wave” is to be believed. Democrats are hopeful, with such deep-red states as Texas appearing to be within reach. But two years after Gen Z men broke for President Donald Trump, this vote offers yet another look at Gen Z and its apparently budding appetite for socialism. Some polls make Gen Z’s politics sound downright revolutionary. A June Cato/YouGov survey found 53% of Gen Z hold a favorable view of socialism, against 45% for capitalism. But bank statements tell a different story. Betterment’s 2026 Retail Investor Survey found 52% of Gen Z investors moved money meant for investing into sports betting over the past year, compared with 4% of baby boomers, while an Intuit survey found 43% of Gen Z adults plan to start a business this year. That’s a lot of capitalist behavior from a generation that tells pollsters it’s done with capitalism, and…