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CNN: Young voters usually sit out the midterms. There are signs 2018 could be different.
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Strong turnout within that age group could tip some of the closer House races into the Democratic column.
There's "an embarrassment that comes with having not voted, or having not cared about voting in the past," said Jessica Cohen, a 30-year-old product manager for a software company in California.
" (People) are realizing how many consequences there have been since 2016," she added.
"That apathy has gotten us into some serious trouble."
New polling this week confirms that the energy among youth voters on the ground isn't a mirage.
A new poll from Harvard Institute of Politics this week found that 18-to-29-year-olds are far more likely to vote in Tuesday's midterm election than they were in 2010 and 2014. Forty percent of those polled said they would "definitely vote" in the midterms. - CNN
Strong turnout within that age group could tip some of the closer House races into the Democratic column.
There's "an embarrassment that comes with having not voted, or having not cared about voting in the past," said Jessica Cohen, a 30-year-old product manager for a software company in California.
" (People) are realizing how many consequences there have been since 2016," she added.
"That apathy has gotten us into some serious trouble."
New polling this week confirms that the energy among youth voters on the ground isn't a mirage.
A new poll from Harvard Institute of Politics this week found that 18-to-29-year-olds are far more likely to vote in Tuesday's midterm election than they were in 2010 and 2014. Forty percent of those polled said they would "definitely vote" in the midterms. - CNN
Flush the republican turd.
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I hope so.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/midterms-2018-election-early-voting-texas-georgia-beto-orourke-ted-cruz-trump-a8609916.html%3famp
Midterms 2018: Early voting by young people up 500% in Texas and Georgia
Numbers suggest potential surge in enthusiasm for Democratic candidates
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In Texas, young voter turnout is currently up 508 per cent, while African-American and Hispanic – both traditionally Democratic constituencies – vote rates have more than doubled.
