MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Millennials are pretty reliable Democrats, but unreliable voters.
By Tara Golshan @ Vox.com, July 18
Democrats are winning over younger voters by huge numbers, but as a highly contentious, voter turnout-dependent midterm election inches closer, there’s a serious question of whether these young Democrats will come to the polls.
A recently released poll from the Public Religion Research Institute and the Atlanticconducted in June showed only 28 percent of young adults ages 18 to 29 say they are “absolutely certain” they’ll vote in midterms, compared to 74 percent of seniors [.....]
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Do new registered kids vote?
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/07/young-people-are-registerin...
by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 07/21/2018 - 1:57pm
Yes, the dichotomy is worrisome. I've always suspected a lot of missed voting occurs in mid-terms when people try to check out who's on their ballot and give up and decide not to go because they run out of time trying to figure the candidates out, who they should vote for.
And we've got less interest in local journalism every day as we "globalize." I can see social media having a huge sway, at the last minute check out Facebook to see who Uncle Paul is voting for, he knows...
by artappraiser on Sat, 07/21/2018 - 2:12pm