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Democrats key constituencies, John Bowden writes
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/midterm-elections-2022/youth-vote-2022-midterms-democrats-b2221688.html?utm_source=reddit.com
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Younger voters were part of the blue wall that fended off a so-called red tsunami on Tuesday and contributed to a number of unlikely Democratic successes.
Exit polls from the National Election Pool (NEP), which includes a consortium of news outlets and the Edison Research group, found that younger voters aged 18-29 were the only voter group by age to overwhelmingly support Democrats in the midterms. Sixty-three per cent of voters in that age group voted for Democratic House candidates, according to the poll, while 35 per cent voted for Republicans.
The role of young people in this election cannot be understated. Turnout delivered on many of these races, she (AOC) wrote on Twitter on Wednesday morning after the impact of the youth vote became more clear. By 2024, Millennials & Gen Z voters will outnumber voters who are Baby Boomers and older, 45/25. We are beginning to see the political impacts of that generational shift.
President Joe Biden acknowledged that generational shift at a White House event on Wednesday as he took a victory lap around Republicans and even media pundits who had predicted his electoral downfall. The support of young voters was attributed by the president to a desire by Americas younger generations to see action on climate change in support of a livable future.
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OAITW r.2.0
(24,528 posts)lapfog_1
(29,215 posts)Pretty sure, despite recounts, we lost the House.
The Senate is up in the air and may depend on a runoff in Georgia.
but the really sad part is that this entire election should not have been even close. We should have picked up 4 Senate seats and held the House, maybe even extended our lead there.
fucking morons that the fucking liars that lie to them
Mister Ed
(5,942 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,236 posts)I really think going forward this is worse news for Republicans. Tax brackets and income inequality is finally registering with voters. It will reach rural red counties in 2 year increments for about 6-8 years.
Phoenix61
(17,009 posts)rubbersole
(6,715 posts)...because democrats are trying to save the youth. From republicans.
The Unmitigated Gall
(3,822 posts)And they were pawing the ground, ready to go!
Son, on an aircraft carrier in the Med, may well have gotten disenfranchised.