Yes, I think so, Wesley. At the least, we can say that Santorum (and Gingrich) continue to fare better with the most socially conservative young primary-goers, who comprise the activist base of the party.
Arizona, where Governor Romney won all age demographic brackets according to exit polls, may be the one exception to the general rule this primary cycle.
If you analyze the electoral engagement among young people during the Republican campaign, Romney, to date, has been incapable of galvanizing a majority of the party's conservative youth. He has also proved unable to integrate the millennials who came out in record numbers during the Democratic or Republican candidates in 2008
Compared to their excited turnout during 2008, young people are generally disinterested in the Republican infighting. Their turnout in both Arizona and Michigan did not reach beyond 10%.
But among those youth who have voted - and are enthusiastically attentive to the ebb and flow of the GOP race - Ron Paul is still the name of the game.
Wesley: Is there anything specific the candidates should be talking about related to the millennial concerns of Super Tuesday contest voters?
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