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Younger people don't vote. I'm not surprised no one competes for their votes.

• whimsicalism 2y ago
  banning 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 ago
    It'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?