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Young People Are Registering To Vote In Record Numbers-- Where It Matters For 2018.

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Yet another study confirming that November 6, 2018 may see a substantial uptick in younger voters, eager to find an outlet to express their displeasure at having their lives threatened by Donald Trump and his Russian-bought NRA tools in the Republican Congress. Kara Voght (yes, that is her name!) reports from Mother JonesThe March for Our Lives teens said they’d #VoteThemOut, and a new study suggests they could be poised to do just that. According to the political data firm TargetSmart, the percentage of newly registered voters who are under the age of 30 has grown significantly in a number of key battleground states since the February school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The surge could have big implications in this fall’s fight for control of Congress.

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Meryl Ann Butler is an artist, author, educator and OpedNews Managing Editor who has been actively engaged in utilizing the arts as stepping-stones toward joy-filled wellbeing since she was a hippie. She began writing for OpEdNews in Feb, 2004. She became a Senior Editor in August 2012 and Managing Editor in January, (more...)
 

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