Youth Vote Went For Biden, Likely Costing Trump The Election.
The youth vote, especially in the critical swing states, went for President Elect Biden in a major way. (Politico)
“In several of these states, the erosion was considerable. In Pennsylvania, President-elect Joe Biden won young voters by a 20-point margin, compared to Hillary Clinton’s 9-point advantage in 2016. In Wisconsin, Biden won the state’s youngest voters by a 16-point margin, a dramatic rise from Clinton’s razor-thin edge in 2016 — and a significant swing in a state Trump only lost by 20,000 votes. Michigan saw a four-point shift from 2016 to 2020.
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The President was never interested in broadening his hard core base to bring in other voters. He fed off the adoration of this deep crimson red crowd and probably couldn’t stomach the thought of alienating any of these voters with an outreach that included LGBTQ rights and/or a racial justice agenda. That was clearly a mistake for him if he was actually serious about being re-elected.
