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It seems like these and other restrictions would be a natural partisan issue for whichever party to adopt. Think a lot of younger people feel that the governme
by whimsicalism 2y ago
It seems like these and other restrictions would be a natural partisan issue for whichever party to adopt.
Think a lot of younger people feel that the government is treating them like infants with their recent forays into social media regulation. I’m surprised the Republicans don’t view this as a chance to pick up votes.
- HWR_14 2y agoYounger people don't vote. I'm not surprised no one competes for their votes.
- whimsicalism 2y agobanning tiktok is a good way to get younger people to vote 55% of younger people voted in 2020 compared to 66% turnout overall. it seems incredibly foolish to ignore that demo just because they have 10% points lower turnout combine this ban with Trump's recent stance on tipped wages & Biden's polling and it is looking awful for Ds among precisely the demos they need to get to turnout
- HWR_14 2y agoIt's not a 10% lower turnout. The average was 67%, but that average includes the lower turnout for younger people. For citizens ages 18-34, 57% voted in 2020 In the 35-64 age group, turnout was 69% In the 65 and older group, 74% voted in 2020 Only 50% of citizens 18-29 voted. And some people count the youth vote as 18-24. Meanwhile 39% in a presidential election year is a more typical number. Also, given that both parties voted for the TikTok ban, who are all these people going to vote for?