This year, young people make up one in three of all eligible U.S. voters. Voter mobilization groups hope to channel their concerns into votes, especially in the battleground states. From cristinanextgen:
. They skew Democratic, although those who identify as independent are almost as large. The Republican Party, with its attacks on everything these younger citizens value, lags far behind. However, NextGen America doesn’t pin its hopes on any specific party or politician, but rather on the young people themselves, to ameliorate the greatest problems that assail our national health.
I work with every day are undeterred. They are ardent in their commitment to a multiracial democracy. They want an economy that prioritizes collective well-being over corporate profits—and an environmental policy that does the same. They want the freedom to love and marry whom they want, and to choose if and when to bear children. And they want to see schools that are safe from bigotry and gun violence, where students are free to learn, to think for themselves and to bloom.
Recently, we were in Pennsylvania helping young people register to vote. That’s where we encountered Hailey, a 21-year-old gas station worker. When originally asked if she was registered, she revealed that she didn’t see the value or how her voice could make an impact. We asked her, “Do you have opinions? Is people telling you what matters ok with you?” to which Hailey responded, “Absolutely not.”
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