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Originally Posted by MarchHare
It's a bit of a catch-22. There's no denying that younger people vote in proportionally lower numbers than older citizens, but why is that? Is it because young people are more interested in alcohol, drugs, rock music, video games, etc. than civic engagement? Or is it because most political candidates don't speak to issues important to their demographic because they're too busy trying to win support from the statistically-more-likely-to-vote older citizens?
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Personally I think it has less to do with issues and more to do with time. Older people (retirees) have more time to vote and do so. Young people are busier and don't end up making the time to actually go and vote. Its pretty easy to shrug it off as only one vote that wont make a difference. Rinse and repeat countless times.