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If three is a trend ― as the 2018, 2020 and 2022 elections seem to be ― young people’s high engagement is perhaps Democrats’ best source of electoral confidence going forward. Millennials were far more liberal than any prior generation and boosted Democrats during President Barack Obama’s tenure. Gen Z shares their left-leaning viewpoint, and votes at even higher levels. If Democrats keep giving them reasons to show up, advocates and pollsters said, they can expect to continue reaping political rewards.
“We can start to retire some of the myths that have persisted around young people and civic participation,” said Kimberly Inez McGuire, the executive director of the youth abortion rights group URGE. “We have now seen three elections in a row where, by all sorts of metrics, young people are setting and breaking records.”
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“We can start to retire some of the myths that have persisted around young people and civic participation,” said Kimberly Inez McGuire, the executive director of the youth abortion rights group URGE. “We have now seen three elections in a row where, by all sorts of metrics, young people are setting and breaking records.”
The Kids Showed Up To Save Democrats Again
For the third consecutive election, a wave of young voters lifted liberal candidates.
