Poor OTPT - Our very own Seed Corn

by Guest 2016-10-16, 12:13

AMERICA ON EDGE A toxic election is damaging the seed corn of democracy — young voters

Members of the millennial generation already tend to feel detached from the institutions underpinning American civic life, research shows. They yearn for more authenticity from their politicians and more attention to issues like inequality, racial injustice, and climate change.

Millennials have the potential to wield great influence this election and beyond — if they choose to, that is. Had Mitt Romney managed to just split the youth vote evenly with President Obama in 2012, the former Massachusetts governor would have won the White House, a Tufts analysis concluded.

Since then, the millennial generation — loosely defined as those born between 1980 and 2000 — has grown to an even larger share of the US electorate, roughly equal to baby boomers.

They are breaking toward Clinton, and their support for her seems to have solidified since the hot-mic tape of Trump making lewd and predatory comments hit the headlines.