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An NBC News Decision Desk poll of Gen Z adults this week confirmed what many culture-watchers across the political spectrum have long argued: Young men and women are not aligned when it comes to life goals, especially when you compare right-wing men to left-wing women. But when you look closer, the poll actually suggests that it’s young conservatives, not liberals, for whom life expectations more dramatically diverge in terms of gender lines. Young liberal women and young liberal men share a broader worldview about what a successful life looks like. Young conservatives do not—especially when it comes to prioritizing marriage and children. Donald Trump’s working-c