young-voters

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Rep. Justin Jones, left, and Justin Pearson, right, were expelled from the Tennessee House. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout).

Flexing its muscle, Gen Z puts MAGA on defense | Dick Polman

BY: - April 17, 2023

I’m updating a plea uttered by Princess Leia in “Star Wars”: “Help us, Generation Z! You’re our only hope!” Fortunately, the youngest voters in the electorate (current ages 18 to 26) are already helping us, big time. By landslide margins, as best evidenced at the ballot box, they’re sickened by the MAGA GOP’s racism, sexism, […]

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How many people vote matters, but so does their age. Scott Eisen/Getty Images

Why young voters are more likely to skip midterm elections than presidential races | Analysis

BY: - October 27, 2022

People ages 18 to 29 represent 16 percent of the total U.S. population. But they will be a smaller proportion of voters in November.

Jahan Dotson #5 of the Penn State Nittany Lions catches a pass for a touchdown against the Auburn Tigers during the first half at Beaver Stadium on 9/18/21 in State College, Pa. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

First and vote: Dems to make registration play at PSU, Pitt games | Friday Morning Coffee

BY: - September 23, 2022

The DNC will fly banners around Beaver Stadium and Acrisure Stadium on Saturday.

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Poll: Young voters excited for 2022. Will they turn out for Dems again? | Wednesday Morning Coffee

BY: - November 10, 2021

'We witnessed historic turnout from young Pennsylvanians last cycle and our data shows they’re ready to keep up the momentum in 2022,' NextGen America President Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez said.

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Young voices can shape our nation’s future. Let them be heard | Lloyd E. Sheaffer

BY: - October 21, 2020

Our country needs the revitalizing energy of our young citizens to break the miasma enshrouding our current political climate.