Six-Chart Sunday (#12) – The 2024 “Meh”-lection
6 Infographics from the week + 1 interview (author Matthew Continetti)
For Younger Voters It’s a “Meh”-lection: While interest in the 2024 election is down among most demographics, the drop among younger voters is most extreme (NBC/POS).
Small Businesses Growing More Pessimistic: The NFIB’s small business sentiment index fell to its lowest reading since 2012 in March.
U.S. Debt Growing by ~$115,740 per second: The U.S. national debt is rising by $1 trillion about every 100 days (~$115,740 per second) per the U.S. Treasury Dept.
Grand Old Profligacy: Since 1977, U.S. government spending has grown fastest under Republican trifectas (control of the House, Senate & White House) and slowest under the current alignment.
Immigrants, They Get the Job Done: “Without immigrants, U.S. working-age population would shrink.” (Bloomberg per BLS data)
Sports Fans Are High-Turnout Voters: “Viewers of every major sport are both more likely to vote and more likely to watch games and tournaments in real-time than viewers of other program formats… This high-turnout, high-attention dynamic makes sports programming extremely valuable for political media buyers.”
VIDEO
Scholar & author Matthew Continetti on the past, present & future of the American conservative movement.