Vice President Harris has a 50-point lead over former President Trump among two- and four-year college students in the seven swing states: Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona and Nevada, according to a new Generation Lab poll.

Why it matters: It’s a commanding lead that could even swing the results in some of these key states, depending on turnout among this youngest contingent of voters.

  • @whyrat
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    1891 month ago

    Hopefully they actually vote.

      • Beacon
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        611 month ago

        We’ll see. Gen Z - show us up in our dumb old faces. Are zoomers just the new boomers?

        (What other phrases can i use to goad more zoomers into actually going to the voting booth?)

        • Billiam
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          261 month ago

          Threaten to use their slang, knowing that no matter how you use it, you’ll use it incorrectly?

          “If you don’t go vote, you’re a skibidi!”

      • @Cheems
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        101 month ago

        Historically, they are the largest group and have the lowest turn out.

          • Jesus
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            101 month ago

            I believe the point they are making is that age range is historically tough to turn out. Progressives have been praying for the youth to turn out for decades.

            • @[email protected]
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              31 month ago

              Gen Z is way more motivated than the previous generations though. It’s really a shame that gen alpha can’t vote yet.

              • @CharlesDarwin
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                91 month ago

                I hate to say this, but it seems like I’ve been hearing this for every “generation” since mine - gen x (even though they - mostly the boomers - called us slackers). I think it was being said for boomers, too.

                Question is - if they are “more motivated”, what are they motivated for? And if they are motivated for progress, are they going to vote or just posture on social media? While I sure hope it’s true that somehow this “generation” is different than all the others because of some magical inherent quality that no others had, I remain skeptical.