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Fiendish Thingy

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4. Characterizing young voters as lazy isn't helpful
Mon May 4, 2026, 08:11 PM
Monday

First of all, it’s not accurate, especially as a broad brush descriptor.

From my experience, More appropriate descriptors would be “apathetic”, “cynical”, “demoralized”, “exhausted”.

9 million voters stayed home in 2024, compared to 2020. Many of them were young voters.

The DNC spent millions in 2025 to learn “how to listen to men”.

Perhaps they should spend a little on listening to young voters.

Young voters are the largest untapped pool in the electorate.

Any party that can increase young voter turnout by even 10% to their side wins in a landslide.

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