Another worry for the future
by digby
The online survey of more than 16,000 registered voters ages 18 to 34 shows their support for Democrats over Republicans for Congress slipped by about 9 percentage points over the past two years, to 46 percent overall. And they increasingly say the Republican Party is a better steward of the economy.
Although nearly two of three young voters polled said they do not like Republican President Donald Trump, their distaste for him does not necessarily extend to all Republicans or translate directly into votes for Democratic congressional candidates.
That presents a potential problem for Democrats who have come to count on millennials as a core constituency - and will need all the loyalty they can get to achieve a net gain of 23 seats to capture control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November.
They know nothing about the economy other than that Donald fucking Trump is allowed to take credit for the recovery from the deepest recession in decades that happened under George fucking Bush.
Someone could teach them this is school but then they'd be fired for being partisan.
I really hope this is wrong but it's probably right. Trump himself is a toxic mess. But GOPers who adopt his brash, reality show style without the overt racism could probably find some success with young people who are positive about the economy under Republican rule. It happened in the 80s.
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