'Thank you Gen Z!' How young voters saved the Democrats Exit polls show youth vote remains one of

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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 America’s younger generations to see action on climate change in support of a livable future.

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1. And there are more getting to voting age, every year....nt

[lapfog_1]

2. lets not count this as a victory just yet.

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]

4. None of that takes away from the massive contribution of the young. n/t

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Youth vote? Greatly motivated by Joe Biden's loan forgiveness program

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]

5. Not to mention Dobbs. nt

[rubbersole]

6. "young voters saved the democrats"...

...because democrats are trying to save the youth. From republicans.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

7. BOTH my daughters got to vote this year,

And they were pawing the ground, ready to go!

Son, on an aircraft carrier in the Med, may well have gotten disenfranchised.