Speaking just from personal experience — a lot of young progressives look fairly negatively upon the label of American and American identity in general, but identify strongly with the Democratic Party. So, maybe you should be a little worried.

I think there's something to that first half.

On the second half, young people I've heard from seem more open-minded to third parties than older generations. But that's also just personal experience.

Depends on the store of course, but many just don't close, or else stay open far later than the rest of the U.S. -- it would be pretty reasonable to go out at midnight and expect to be able to grab icecream, for instance.

Exactly. There are lots of 7-11s in Asia that are 24hr but most stores close early and don’t open again until 10am typically. Compared to NYC where you might find a 24hr pet store.

I did however find the best sushi I’ve had in my life at 1am in Tokyo near a fish market. It’s damn near ruined me on sushi. So the concept of 24hr or open late isn’t unheard of, but most places are closed by 10pm.