What young adults think about the economy — and why it matters for 2020

“It’s the economy, stupid.” Since James Carville first used that phrase to keep Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign focused on economics in 1992, that slogan has been used to insist that elections are made or broken by how voters perceive the economy. …

While the economy may be improving by many metrics, many young adults — particularly young adults of color — are still suffering economically and want economic policies that offer security. Recent data from the GenForward Survey at the University of Chicago suggests that young people’s economic experiences vary by race and ethnicity in important ways. CONT.

Vladimir Medenica, Matthew Fowler & Cathy Cohen (U. of Chicago), Monkey Cage