A Harvard Youth poll found that 53% of young Americans will "definitely be voting" in the 2024 election. After President Biden officially withdrew from his presidential reelection bid and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the potential Democratic nominee, will this candidate changeup affect how younger voters plan to cast their ballots come November?
Marist Institute for Public Opinion director Lee Miringoff emphasizes the fact that younger Americans will also be voting with the economy and inflation in mind, especially as they begin to save for their future and contend with increasing costs of living.
"There's no doubt that the Harris run is an opportunity for the Democratic Party to reset and part of that means a new look at the party by younger voters," Miringoff says.
The assistant professor of political science at Marist College points to the "age issue" now being reversed where Trump is the elder candidate facing off with a younger Vice President Harris: "Democrats tend to do better when their candidate at the top of the ticket is younger. And right now, that's where they are."
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This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.
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