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Young and Hispanic Tend to be Most Politically Disengaged
By: Jon Walker - FDL
Monday July 7, 2014 2:29 pm

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The bad news for Democrats heading into the midterm election is that some of the groups which tend to most strongly break in their favor are also the least politically engaged.

Adults under the age of 30 are most likely to be classified as “political bystanders” by Pew Research, meaning they rarely vote or pay attention to political news.

This is particularly problematic for Democrats now because in just the past few years a huge generational divide has emerged in partisan politics. Until recently Democrats actually had a slight affiliation edge with senior citizens but that disappeared under Obama. Democrats are now dependent on strong support from less reliably younger voters to make up this loss.



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More: http://elections.firedoglake.com/2014/07/07/young-and-hispanic-tend-to-be-most-politically-disengaged/