* Generational Effect * events that influence an entire generation * great-depression FDR -> lean democrat * cold war Ronald Regan -> lean Republican * Political Events * Watergate scandal -> distrust in government * Lifecyle Events * young -> older * people may lean another way * student debt * taxes are too big * Milenials * tech-savvy * are more open to other peoples * Gen X * Baby Boombers * think america is great but not as much as silent gen * 1946-64 * post ww2 * cold war * Silent Generation * 25-45 * red scare