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In just a few months, Mamdani, a 34-year-old state assemblyman and Democratic Socialist, has gone from a long-shot fringe candidate to a national figure — securing an upset win in the June primary, where voters 18-29 had the highest turnout of any age group.

Now, on the cusp of Election Day — where polls show him the clear frontrunner over his closest rival, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo — Mamdani is counting on that youth coalition to show up again. But his pledge to address rising costs appears to be resonating with young people far outside of the five boroughs. It's a message that many Gen Z and millennials say speaks to their most pressing concerns at a time when many feel hopeless about their leaders and yearn for new voices willing to break with political norms.

"When a candidate is able to speak to the concerns of the populace and validate those concerns … I think that that has a big impact, especially when it comes to young people," said Ruby Belle Booth, who studies young voters for the nonpartisan research organization CIRCLE.

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[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

This guy has triggered the Right. Very high chance he will be assassinated at some point.

But I have little confidence genzennials will actually vote. They just talk about it on social media because they can then complain how they're getting fucked by Boomer politicians.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

But I have little confidence genzennials will actually vote. They just talk about it on social media because they can then complain how they're getting fucked by Boomer politicians

Dude. 18-29 had the highest turnout of any age group in the primaries. ANY. It's right there in the first paragraph of the summary at the top of this post!

Turns out that, when you give young people someone inspiring to vote FOR (rather than the Republican Lite garbage candidates the DNC prop up that squeak by half of the time on votes AGAINST someone even worse), they'll show up and support that candidate with their votes.

But I have little confidence you will actually change your mind about reflexively dismissing them, though. You'll just talk on Lemmy about how they can't be counted on and that it's their fault that the Dem leadership sucks.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Harris led Trump among voters ages 18-29 at 51% to 47%.

I mean.

[-] eestileib 15 points 2 days ago

Yeah Harris ran a terrible campaign promising to continue the Biden era, you're making OPs point.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

If someone thinks she was going to do anything but not form a fascist dictatorship, they’re a super goddamned genius. Apparently.

[-] eestileib 5 points 2 days ago

The voting public is unsophisticated. It sucks but that's the game.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Party leadership refused to see the actual political reality and did what they wanted instead of adapting to it.

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