Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumMaddow pointed out that young voter turnout lower than in 2016
35% in 2016 -- 28% now
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
AGeddy
(509 posts)It simply isn't showing up in the data during the first four contests.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LiberalFighter
(51,084 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)With all the hype surrounding his campaign, if those young folks don't show up to vote ... it will be a lot more like "full of sound and fury signifying nothing."
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Moderateguy
(945 posts)They tweeted their votes
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LiberalFighter
(51,084 posts)Tell them they can vote by tweeting them.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)And younger voters have even more to lose if Trump remains.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
thesquanderer
(11,992 posts)For example, if turnout if 2016 was 100 people, and 35% of them were young, you'd have 35 young people turning out; and if turnout today were 1000 people and 28% of them were young, you'd have 280 young people turning out. So in that case, those 35%/28% numbers would be consistent with a 700% increase in young voter turnout!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Downtown Hound
(12,618 posts)Wait until the actual numbers emerge. Also, those are exit polls, which ALWAYS end up being adjusted later because they are usually inaccurate.
So far we've seen increased turnout in all three states, with New Hampshire getting record turnout. Let's see if that holds in Sourth Carolina.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Squinch
(51,007 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
rickford66
(5,528 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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defacto7
(13,485 posts)sat at a table and 2 young women sat at the table next to me. After a couple minutes I casually asked one who she was voting for. She said, "I dunno". I asked her "are you going to vote?" and she answered, "I dunno". The other one just looked puzzled so I asked her would you vote for Trump? She said, "I don't care". They both looked like 19-20 years old.
It's just a stupid anecdote, and doesn't mean anything.
Then I thought.... Eloi
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden