YoBuckStopsHereRepublicans Are at War With College Towns. And They’re Losing.
flossdailyRepublicans are at war with young people in general. It honestly looks like they are actively TRYING to lose as much of the youth vote as possible:
Young people deeply feel the existential dread of climate change. Republicans still deny the basic facts about it, and fight all attempts to mitigate it.
Young people understand that their lives have been destroyed by student loans at rates and amounts unheard of in the past. Republicans not only have ZERO empathy, here, they are actually delighting in cruelty about it. They actively tried to add RETROACTIVE interest charges to student loans as we reach the end of the pandemic loan freeze, on top of their efforts to make it virtually impossible to have loans forgiven for public service.
Young people are less religious than ever, while the right wing is using the court to turn us into a theocracy.
Young people have progressive attitudes about LGBTQ rights, and the Republicans are centering their 2024 campaign on a contest of the bigoted they can be in this area.
Counterargument to this, from the viewpoint of the gqp:
America is getting older, so the boomer vote ends up counting more. Young people don’t vote.
stephfinitelyWhile I agree those that vote are getting older. The reason young people don't vote has nothing to do with not wanting to vote, it's the GOP constantly change the rules and places of voting.
Young people not voting has been a cliche forever. This really is nothing new, unfortunately. Its actually been getting better in recent elections but still is one 50%of 18-25 which is low. And republicans know this.