Examining the impact of young voter turnout on the midterm elections

Anthony Salvanto, CBS News elections and surveys director, joined John Dickerson to discuss the impact of young voters on the midterm elections.

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[solitaryreaper]

A message to all those of you bashing young voters for not having a clue on politics, being driven by feelings, derailing the country and advocating for why we shouldn't be allowed to vote, here's some cold hard facts:

1. Economy & Inflation: Let's start with economics since that's what everyone seems to be most aggrieved about. Food prices are up. Why? Because there's a war in eastern Europe and grain exports haven't taken place the way they normally do among the world's largest bread basket nations. There were crop failures in India & China in 2022. Guess what that does? It reduces the global supply of grains and prices tend to go up as a result.

Gas prices are up. Why? Well thanks to a war in eastern Europe, we again have reduced supply. Prior to the war, as the country was opening back up, oil producers were also slow to pick up the pace of production. Again basic supply and demand which the president has little influence over.

You know what would have helped our energy security? The same level of investment over an extended period of time that was spent subsidising fossil fuels instead. You know what would have also helped? Having robust public transit (subways and train) networks that some people in the past constantly voted against or ripped out entirely from cities that once had them. I'm sure you older folk have heard the old adage 'waste not, want not.'

2. This brings me to my next point: Climate change: Yes, we know who are the people who've repeatedly refused to act in the face of irrefutable evidence and conveniently wiped their hands of this problem. Not sure if it's ever occured to you but this planet is finite, and it's resources are finite and you cannot keep plundering and damaging the ecosystems whilst expecting things to remain the same.

Believe it or not, but this too is tied to economics. We get increasingly worse natural disasters each year which costs more MONEY to rebuild. And guess what? Unexpected weather conditions can cause crop failures. Ever wonder why groceries have been costing so much?

It's very clear to us who's willing act on these problems and who wishes to continue accepting funds from the last vestiges of the dinosaur economy.

3. COVID: We 'soft' brain damaged snowflakes persisted through layoffs, isolation, grief of losing friends & family to an illness some of you refused to believe existed for the longest time and refused to act in ways that would have ended this sooner. We fought to find work again whilst pursuing our education and taking care of our remaining family.

4. Democracy & rights: I think by now I've established that we've gone through our own set of trials and tribulations.

We know a thing or two about life as well and we won't sell our rights for the illusion of saving a little bit of money.

[michaeljeanbaptiste]

Telling women they have no rights was a huge incentive. Happy young people vote for freedom and their rights.

[joefree]

Promise them everything....(student loan payoffs), and give them nothing....(court stops student loan payoff)...

[anntrope]

Thank MODERATES FOR SAVING DEMOCRACY THE LAST TWO ELECTIONS ! ! ! I HATE BOTH EXTREME PARTIES ! ! ! TIME FOR A REAL THIRD PARTY. THE " INDEPENDENT, MODERATE, CONSTITUTIONALIST PARTY ", & RANK VOTING TO BREAK UP THE DYSFUNCTIONAL TWO EXTREME PARTY SYSTEM! ! ! MORE PURPLE ! !

[bassmaster]

Watch the uncounted votes of Republicans bring up my account wasn't even voted

[mrhow]

The impact of (dumb young people who know absolutely nothing About anything). Those young people? Oh ok yeah people who rely on their feelings for everything which makes them extremely easy to fool by just toying with their emotions. Aah yes good old young people with Similac still on their breath! So refreshing! 😁

[mags]

young voters are not dummies like the boomers

[art-wqgu]

How’s the student loan coming along? The sheep must follow.

[shaqdaddy]

Biden- hey young voters I’ll give you 20k if you vote for us

Young voters- okay😃

Biden after election- oh btw you won’t get that 20k but we waited til after the election to tell you

Don’t worry I’ll promise you more money next election

[nothingnewunderthesun]

Jesus is coming soon; please repent and believe the gospel....we are all sinners in need of a saviour. The wages of sin is death; that is the payment we are owed for our sin. Jesus paid that sin debt in full, on the cross....for everyone. Unrepentant, unsaved sinners will not inherent the kingdom of God. Jesus, the Son of God, was crucified, died on the cross, was buried, and God raised him from the dead on the third day, in fulfillment of the scriptures. He loves you and is offering you a free gift, salvation, eternal life. He died so that we may have life, reconciled to God. Read Romans 10:9-13 for starters. Believe who Jesus is and what he did for you; take the gift. Are you paying attention to what is happening in the world? We are at the end. There is 7 years of God's righteous judgement coming rapidly. Repent! This ship is sinking, get on the lifeboat while there is still time. We are at the end, bible prophecy is being fulfilled, Jesus is coming.