So I'm listening to coverage and they're saying a low turnout, especially

[KewlKat]

the young?

Like only 38% of voters vs 60 something the last election? What gives?

Surfing the web and finding some info -

Half Made Up Their Minds In Last Few Days

About half of Democratic primary voters in New Hampshire said they made up their minds just in the last few days, according to early exit polls.

A whopping 48% said they made up their minds either in the last few days (36%) or today (12%), according to exit polls released by CNN. Combine that with the third who said the last debate was the most important factor in their consideration of whom to vote for, and that could be a good thing for Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar. (Another 12% said it was one of several important factors.)

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Sarah Gibson interviewed one voter, still undecided, who is hoping for “divine intervention” as she walks into the booth.

Just 12% said they were first-time voters, and just 11% were voters under 30. That’s a big drop from 2016, when 19% were 18 to 29.

There was a 36%-to-35% split between those who want a candidate who can unite the country and those who want someone who can bring needed change to the country. And there was a 40%-to-38% split between those wanting a return to Barack Obama’s policies and those wanting something new.

Other numbers that stood out, from exit polls released by CNN and MSNBC:

93% white

55% women

55% with a college degree

45% independents

7% lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender

3% black

2% Hispanic

Similar to polls of Democrats, health care was named as the most important issue (37%), followed by climate change (28%), income inequality (19%) and foreign policy (11%).

[Garrett78]

1. I think turnout is typically higher when there's no incumbent president.

[KewlKat]

12. Sorry for shouting BUT WE HAVE AN EFFING PSYCHO IN OUR WHITE HOUSE WHO HAS HIS HANDS ON THE FOOTBALL

I don't give a rats if there is an incumbent...this con man is destroying our country! What more motivation is there to VOTE...

ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Garrett78]

14. Just saying, turnout tends to be greater when both parties are looking to nominate.

[wyldwolf]

2. Hearing Amy's name A LOT!

[democratisphere]

3. People and specifically voters are burned out on the political BS.

[earthside]

4. New voter law in NH

New Residency Law In N.H. Sparks Charges Of Voter Suppression And A Lawsuit
wbur News

[link:https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/11/08/new-hampshire-voting-law|

Supressing younger voters.

[MontanaMama]

5. Young folks seem to love a rowdy rally

but are very unreliable when actually getting to the polls.

[2naSalit]

17. See Comment #4

[krissey]

6. Youth vote didn't show in Iowa either, regardless of Sanders saying they exceeded 2008

vote for Obama.

[KewlKat]

9. It sure didn't seem like they were voting in IA either. Don't get it, so many men and women

have fought for their right to cast a ballot and get involved and they can't be stimulated to exercise their right. How many like Native American's that would give anything to exercise their right to vote but are once again being suppressed by new laws, etc.

We're upside down...

[The Mouth]

11. The number of people who didn't even vote in 2016

was nearly 100 million.

100 million

I still can't wrap my brain around that.

[book_worm]

7. I hope this is wrong because I want Dems being engaged

which means a large turnout.

[totodeinhere]

8. Very disappointing. There was a poor turnout in Iowa as well.

We will not win the GE with this type of turnout. You better believe that Trump's zombies will turn out.

[RandySF]

10. Sununu and Republicans screwed college students

[George II]

13. Similar to Iowa. We were told that a campaign had 25,000 volunteers on the ground in Iowa....

....for about four months.

That candidate wound up with 45,000 votes. That calculates to:

1.8 votes per volunteer
0.45 votes per volunteer/month

[betsuni]

15. Don't vote, boo.

[Demsrule86]

16. MSNBC is saying voting is up but not young voters...they never turn out in my experience.

[Gothmog]

18. Where is sanders magical voter revolution?