Argument for Bernie Sanders

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2. The youth argument doesn't reflect the evidence.

There's really no evidence that supports it and some that dispels it.

Had it been true, Sanders would have likely much done better in 2016. He did well among young voters, certainly, but they didn't show up in the numbers everyone seemed to be promising.

This cycle, we're hearing similar claims, but his claim about young voter turnout in Iowa turned out to be false.

https://www.factcheck.org/2020/02/sanders-spins-young-voter-turnout-in-iowa/

We've been hearing similar claims for the past five years and they really haven't materialized. Meanwhile, turnout of young voters in 2018 was up significantly, and Sanders wasn't even running.

More likely, young voters are going to the polls more often for reasons other than Sanders. Climate change, health care, gun control, etc. If that's the case, the advantage may not be as large for Sanders as many insist.