Young Voters Could Fuel Blue Wave for Years

[babylonsister]

Here's a lovely thought...

https://politicalwire.com/2020/11/02/young-voters-could-fuel-blue-wave/

Young Voters Could Fuel Blue Wave for Years
November 2, 2020 at 7:46 am EST By Taegan Goddard

“Young voters, projected to turn out overwhelmingly for Joe Biden, could provide a huge advantage for Democrats not just this for this election, but for decades to come,” Axios reports.

[beachbumbob]

1. lets assess what they really do in 2020. I would love to be surprise but we hear this every election

under 30 voters please prove my skepticism wrong, double dog dare you

[JonLP24]

3. The younger generation becomes older -- the projections go up to 2036

Younger voters have voted for the Democratic candidate since Obama. I'm one of those young people that will never vote Republican. I also voted for Biden.

The lesson here is forget the Never Trumpers and focus on appealing to Gen-X through Zoomers as a long term strategy.

[babylonsister]

4. You're right, every election

we've been disappointed. But this year feels different, starting with the gargantuan effort to GOTV via commercials, mailers, etc. We'll know soon.

Articles like this give me hope...
With their future at a crossroads, young Americans are shattering voting records
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/10/with-future-at-crossroads-young-americans-voting-record-numbers/#close

[JonLP24]

5. I don't think there was disappointment in 2008 or 2012

In the last three general elections – 2004, 2006, and 2008 — young voters have given the Democratic Party a majority of their votes, and for all three cycles they have been the party’s most supportive age group. This year, 66% of those under age 30 voted for Barack Obama making the disparity between young voters and other age groups larger than in any presidential election since exit polling began in 1972.

Young voters are more diverse racially and ethnically than older voters and more secular in their religious orientation. These characteristics, as well as the climate in which they have come of age politically, incline them not only toward Democratic Party affiliation but also toward greater support of activist government, greater opposition to the war in Iraq, less social conservatism, and a greater willingness to describe themselves as liberal politically.

https://www.pewresearch.org/2008/11/13/young-voters-in-the-2008-election/

Also if it was up to young voters in 2016 Hillary Clinton would be President.

[Sierra89]

2. GOOD.

My niece turned 18 just in time to vote. By the comments she has made and questions she asks, I find it highly unlikely she will ever vote for a republican.

Hope springs eternal.