'I have the privilege of having easy access to my vote and I intend to use that privilege to help secure a president that isn't a walking death sentence for this country.'
, for example, which showed that over half of young people ages 18-34 across the political spectrum include finding a plan to reduce student debt, creating a plan to tackle climate change by 2030, and passing Medicare for all among their top issues.into policies, something that traditional modes of measuring ideology don’t necessarily take into account.
In a similar vein, that’s also why young voters are more drawn to candidates they see as authentic and, in many cases, bucking traditional political norms. Matto says that’s why many young adults were attracted to the Sanders campaign in both election cycles; to them, he embodies consistency and originality. “I’d add that in 2016, there was also a significant increase in youth support for the Trump candidacy,” she continues.
“Levels of civic engagement education are not nearly what they used to be. In the last 20 or 30 years, young adults haven’t gotten the same civics education that previous generations had, and the realities are that it’s a cumbersome process we’ve put in place for registering and voting in elections,” Matto explains. “The burdens for registering to vote and voting fall on young adults.
Rank points out that primaries are particularly problematic. “Essentially, all of the aspects of voting and traditional political participation that are challenging for young voters are magnified during the primary process,” she explains. Every state has a different system for primaries and a plethora of varying registration deadlines and other requirements to vote.
in what’s likely to be a close general election, and young Democrats are horrified by the prospect of another Trump term. The cards are in Biden’s hands.
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