Uh-oh GOP: New polls show that the majority of young adults plan on voting this upcoming November

[babylonsister]

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/5/30/1768242/-Uh-oh-GOP-New-polls-show-that-the-majority-of-young-adults-plan-on-voting-this-upcoming-November

Uh-oh GOP: New polls show that the majority of young adults plan on voting this upcoming November
Walter Einenkel
Daily Kos Staff
Wednesday May 30, 2018 · 2:03 PM EDT


A new study conducted by AP-NORC and MTV, of young adults who will be of voting age (and eligible to vote) this November shows that more than half say they are most likely going to vote with a third asked saying they will be voting for sure.

The study, taken among people ages 15-34 (with questions about voting asked only among those who would be able to), found the group highly motivated by the political environment. Forty percent said they felt extremely or very angry about the state of the country and 36% said they felt anxious. Only 13% said they felt positive, with 9% saying they were excited about the state of the country.

When asked, "how much can people like you affect what the government does," a majority (62%) said "a little" or "not at all." Only 13% said people like them can affect the government "a great deal" or "a lot" and 24% responded with "a moderate amount."

The number one issue for young people? Gun laws or lack thereof. CNN also reports that a plurality of the people asked identified as Democrats, a close second thought of themselves as “Independents,” and young Republicans made up about 19 percent of those asked.

[LuvLoogie]

1. I am very skeptical. Just vote.

[JenniferJuniper]

2. Planning ain't doing.

Vote.

[BootinUp]

3. Hopeful. Nt

[colsohlibgal]

4. Let's Go New Voters

This could not be more important , every check we can place in the way of that Adult Brat in Office the better. And the republicans who have run interference for Drumpf ought to pay a price for it.

[tonyt53]

5. It appears my opinion matches those of others. We'll believe it when it happens.

[sharedvalues]

6. YEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

Best news of the year!

Youth turnout is the #1 key to November blue wave.

And youth turnout is being widely widely ignored by the media.

[Demovictory9]

7. new laws will be created. only oldsmobiles allowed to park near voting sites,

[pstokely]

10. many young people are actually driving oldsmobile, cars possibly older than them

it's all they can afford, not new escalades and navigators

[Awsi Dooger]

8. Age trend line is on our side

Mike Murphy the GOP consultant made an astute point the other day on CNN, that Trump would lose the 2016 election on replay right now even if everything else remained the same, simply based on the number of his voters who have died subsequently.

Young voters won't pay big dividends right now but I'll continue to insist that registering them needs to be the ultimate priority. Lock 'em up. I would take a huge unexpected registration gain even if it corresponded to lower than anticipated turnout among that block in 2018.

[pstokely]

9. problem is they may not be in the places that matter

lots of young people leaving WV despite the big clean coal comeback