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‘I was not voting before, now I am’: gen Z voters on what they think of Kamala Harris
(www.theguardian.com)
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If you weren't voting before you have already announced that you are a moron. Chasing 22 year old votes has limited utility. Most of them just don't turn out. We should avoid putting too much stock in the words of morons who rarely bother to show up.
If you want to fight voter apathy in later years, getting young people tuned in and engaged is probably the best way to do it. Sure, there's always the chance they still might not show up now, but showing you are listening to young people still helps solidify your party as worth supporting and can lead to stronger support when they get older and are more likely to find the time to get out and vote. 22 year olds don't stay 22, and the recent trend of people not becoming more right-leaning as they hit middle age might be in part due to Obama and others making young people feel heard 15 years ago. Saying "young people don't vote, don't listen to them" is short-sighted at best.
I didn't say don't listen to them I said don't over-weigh the importance of people who haven't shown up in the past