Washington, United States, Nov 8, 2026 (AFP) - For Zoomers, blue wave in US election evokes 'millennial optimism'

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Will the "blue wave" bring back skinny jeans, owl necklaces, mustache motifs and stomp-clap-hey music? Since the Democrats' blowout midterm elections victory on Tuesday, a sense of nostalgia has supercharged talk of "millennial optimism" -- a social media trend that harkens back to the hope and innocence of the late 2000s and early 2010s. Videos and posts mentioning the meme are racking up tens or even hundreds of thousands of views celebrating t......

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