A poll released last month by the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School found that young Americans appear less likely to vote in 2024 than they did in 2020, a record-setting year for young-voter turnout.
This may become the determining factor in this year’s election. If Democrats actually show up to vote, they’ll win almost every time, at least of the national level. Unfortunately, they don’t show up as consistently as conservatives.
Before the 2020 election, 57% of Americans ages 18 to 29 said they were planning to vote. The number is now 49%, a figure many analysts say reflects disinterest in the likelihood of a Biden-Trump rematch.
It seems like this is going to be a continuing battle for all time. Republican gets elected, Republican fucks shit up big time, young people take notice and vote in a Democrat, Democrat starts unfucking shit up, young people become apathetic, rinse and repeat.
young people seem less likely to feel obligated or cowed into voting for someone just because he has a suit on and speaks properly and because the ads say you have to. i don’t think i’ve seen anyone younger than 40 happier with his support of genocide
This may become the determining factor in this year’s election. If Democrats actually show up to vote, they’ll win almost every time, at least of the national level. Unfortunately, they don’t show up as consistently as conservatives.
It seems like this is going to be a continuing battle for all time. Republican gets elected, Republican fucks shit up big time, young people take notice and vote in a Democrat, Democrat starts unfucking shit up, young people become apathetic, rinse and repeat.
Didn’t get everything they want politically immediately, better stay home and tacitly support fascism instead.
young people seem less likely to feel obligated or cowed into voting for someone just because he has a suit on and speaks properly and because the ads say you have to. i don’t think i’ve seen anyone younger than 40 happier with his support of genocide
Thing is that not voting just helps Trump. And Trump’s agenda is pretty much the opposite of what the majority of young voters want.