Youth isn't turning out and that's bad for Democrats

[evertonfc]

Youth vote is terrible disappointing so far per MSNBC. Never ever put your faith you people voting.

[bearsfootball516]

1. Historically, the youth has never turned out.

[zackymilly]

2. The youth love to come out and rally and party, but not much excitement in voting. n/t

[DonaldsRump]

3. They will come out in November

No way that any young person I know will allow Trump to "win".

[stopbush]

5. No they won't. But that's OK as we'll win without them.

[Mendocino]

10. They may come out for presidental

runs, but not so much for off year elections. Remember the 2010 elections, Obama described the turnout as a "shellacking". The wars are won in the trenches.

[rufus dog]

4. Help with the logic

A vote that hasn't turned out and isn't turning out again is bad for Democrats?

I know Maddow made the claim, but it is equivalent to saying I never went out on a date with Angelina Jolie and she still won't go out with me!

We need to face reality, Angelina Jolie isn't going on a date with me and the youth vote can't be counted on to take us over the top.

On edit, and to be clear. This does not mean that Jameela Jamil won't go on a date with me. Gotta have hope!

Jameela, if you are a DU member, PM me, I am a bit too old for you, a bit too chunky, but you and I are destined to be together.

[brush]

6. Repug youth don't turn out either.

[LAS14]

7. Hopefully it's just because they don't care who beats Trump, as long as some Dem does, with..

... their help in November.

[Turin_C3PO]

8. It's not November yet.

Maybe, with the right campaign outreach by Biden, they’ll come out to oust Trump. He’s not popular at all among the young. If they do show up, Trump will be toast.

[BlueIdaho]

9. The good news?

The most reliable voting demographics are out in droves for Democrats.

[TwilightZone]

11. They turned out in higher numbers in the 2018 GE, curiously enough.

One of the theories is that they'll show up in the general. Hope so.

[Awsi Dooger]

14. Youth vote drops about 6% in midterms in overall percentage

This stuff does not change. Don't let Rachel Bitecofer or anyone else pretend otherwise. There is no such thing as magical turnout.

The 18-29 crowd is always in the 12-13% of the electorate in midterms and 18-19% of the electorate in presidential years. That's partially why Democrats do not have the midterm upside of Republicans. Even when we have a wave midterm landscape there aren't enough youth or single women showing up to push toward that type of +60 or +75 House seat net that Republicans are capable of during their own wave midterm.

You can assign 18 or 19% right now toward the 2020 youth turnout, in relation to total electorate. The name of our nominee means nothing. The day to day details mean nothing. That's what the percentage is going to be.

The overriding variable is preference.

[LiberalFighter]

12. That is not of itself bad.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

13. Young people like voting in presidential general elections

Believe me, they will show up this fall with the ease of voting and the get out the vote Bloomberg $ will support

[brooklynite]

15. No, it's not bad for Democrats...

...it means we focus on the voters who DO turn out...which is how we've won before.