Young Dems Actually Do Need to ‘Just Vote Harder’
Democrats need voters, particularly of the younger variety, to turn out on Election Day to have any hope of holding onto Congress. Here’s the good news: Young people, a bloc of voters who tilt significantly Democrat and who historically have remained immune to get-out-the-vote efforts, seem highly motivated to vote this time around.
But there’s also bad news: Almost one-third of young people “indicated they have little to no enthusiasm for the upcoming midterms.” Some have even taken to social media to mock the idea that voting can make a difference, sarcastically commenting that if they “Just Vote Harder” they can fix the seemingly insurmountable problems that our country faces.
The thing is, “Just Vote Harder” is exactly what young people, particularly progressives, need to do in the upcoming election to get the kind of change they long for on issues ranging from the climate to racial justice to reproductive rights.