Youth Vote Gap Suggests Republicans Risk Losing An 'Entire Generation' To Democrats

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Youth Vote Gap Suggests Republicans Risk Losing An 'Entire Generation' To Democrats

Huffington Post

November 12, 2012

Mitt Romney gambled on making gains with the youth vote by simply talking about the economy and promising to get Americans back to work. Instead, voters ages 18 to 29 - who made up 19 percent of the electorate - went for Obama by 60 percent to 36 percent for Romney. Now Republicans are faced with a grim premise as they look toward the future, with a much more racially diverse and socially liberal young voter base that supports Democrats by a large margin.

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