Thursday, February 9, 2012

In American heartland, what's the electoral beef among young people?

Wesley, you assert that Santorum is not yet winning the youth vote within the GOP rank.

Is there data from this week's votes in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri to confirm that? Moreover, did Ron Paul handily sweep millennials in each contest?

This compelling RealClearPolitics story, "Little Enthusiasm for Romney at CPAC," all but proves, in my mind, young Republicans' discontent with Romney as their likely nominee.  That doesn't necessarily translate into young people ditching Paul for Santorum. But what about these Midwestern states, Wesley: Did young voters turn out? What share of the vote did they represent? And for whom did they pull their respective levers?

We know that Nevada was a lost cause for young people. According to CIRCLE, only 1% of 18-29 year-olds turned out. Were this week's results different?

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