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Kaleva

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Sun Jun 5, 2022, 02:46 PM Jun 2022

This fall will tell us how much young people care about women's rights, mass shootings, and climate [View all]

We may see record turnout.

Or maybe not.

I'm not going to try and predict which way this will go but I'm hoping these issues will result for a record turnout of progressive and moderate young voters so Dems can solidify control of Congress and we can make gains at the state level.

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If the past is any gauge of the future... calguy Jun 2022 #1
Young people will not save us SoonerPride Jun 2022 #2
Kitchen table issues likely to be top concern. WarGamer Jun 2022 #3
Gas price, inflation. They won't care about anything else Walleye Jun 2022 #4
SPEAK TO YOUTH! MY GOODNESS, WHAT A GREAT IDEA usonian Jun 2022 #5
They may care but think that their vote will have no effect DavidDvorkin Jun 2022 #6
A self fulfilling prophecy if I've ever heard one. Salviati Jun 2022 #10
True, but that doesn't stop people from thinking that way. DavidDvorkin Jun 2022 #20
It will be interesting. Buckeyeblue Jun 2022 #7
Agreed. Just A Box Of Rain Jun 2022 #8
It will also tell us just how fucked older generations are. Voltaire2 Jun 2022 #9
... and democracy! William Seger Jun 2022 #11
It will tell us how much old people care about those things, too. Mariana Jun 2022 #12
Older people historically have the highest voter turnout. Kaleva Jun 2022 #22
They don't care enough about those issues. Marius25 Jun 2022 #13
As portrayed on TV. Perhaps that's not true. Trust_Reality Jun 2022 #14
Encourage everyone you know, or don't know, to Trust_Reality Jun 2022 #15
I hope Dems advertise on "Insta" and Tik Tok NCLefty Jun 2022 #16
My 18 year old nephew said voting doesn't matter ripcord Jun 2022 #17
One way or another, it will be a litmus test for sure NickB79 Jun 2022 #18
The Republicans are planning in the open to steal the 2022 Midterm elections... lees1975 Jun 2022 #19
This fall will tell us how much young people care PJMcK Jun 2022 #21
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