{"id":8969,"date":"2022-09-27T18:00:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T18:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=8969"},"modified":"2022-09-27T18:00:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T18:00:58","slug":"how-biden-lost-the-support-of-young-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=8969","title":{"rendered":"How Biden Lost The Support Of Young Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\n“From my conversations with experts who study the political beliefs of young Americans and an examination of recent polling data, I\u2019ve identified a few key factors that help explain the large drop-off in support. First, of course, they are concerned about the economy<\/a> \u2014 a major driver of disapproval<\/a> of Biden overall \u2014 and about the direction the country is headed. But young Americans also have some concerns that set them apart from older Americans. They are particularly worried about achieving financial independence and other markers of adulthood, for instance. They are also frustrated with the Biden administration\u2019s limited progress<\/a> on issues like tackling climate change and forgiving student debt, which many young people care a lot about. Moreover, Biden wasn\u2019t the first choice<\/a> of young voters in the 2020 Democratic primary, so his approval among this group may have been soft to begin with. The question now is whether this dissatisfaction with Biden will affect whether young Americans vote in the midterms, a potentially significant factor in determining how poorly the midterms could go<\/a> for Democrats since young people voted at a higher rate<\/a> in 2018 than in previous midterms and overwhelmingly backed Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In some ways, Biden\u2019s decline among young Americans mirrors his standing overall. As Biden\u2019s approval rating has fallen to 38 percent in FiveThirtyEight\u2019s presidential approval tracker<\/a>,1<\/sup><\/a> 18- to 29-year-olds\u2019 approval of Biden has also slipped to 37 percent, with 53 percent disapproving of his job performance, based on data from FiveThirtyEight\u2019s polling database.2<\/sup><\/a>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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