… Data from Gallup and the Public Religion Research Institute indicate that fewer young people plan to vote in the upcoming election. Gallup found that just 58 percent of young voters say they will “definitely vote” this fall, down from 81 percent in October 2004 and 78 percent in October 2008. …
That declining enthusiasm poses huge concerns for President Obama, who turned out young voters in abnormally high numbers in 2008, then won overwhelmingly among them.
But the bigger risks are for a young generation that suddenly appears to be in danger of ceding critical decisions about its future to an increasingly graying electorate. [cont.]
Lara Seligman, National Journal