… My impression from various polls, focus groups, dozens of visits to college campuses, and conversations with young people over the last few years is that, unlike conservatives, this generation does not hate government. And unlike liberals, they don’t love government, either. Rather, this generation is highly skeptical of the […] Read more »
Ignore Those Polls!
The “Millenials” poll out earlier this week showing (among other things) younger people unenthusiastic about the ACA has sparked a fair amount of discussion, but there’s one particular point I haven’t seen made. I’m highly suspicious of the reported finding that only a third of the uninsured from ages 18 […] Read more »
Obama Approval Among Young Americans Down, But Still Above Average
The Harvard Institute of Politics’ new millennials poll released this week continued that group’s history of tracking college students and young Americans more generally. … One of the key findings in this latest survey is a drop in Barack Obama’s job approval rating among 18- to 29-year-olds, from 52% in […] Read more »
Poll Finds Young People Souring on Health Law and Obama
A majority of 18- to 29-year-olds – a constituency crucial to the success of President Obama’s health overhaul — disapprove of the law, and fewer than a third of those who are uninsured are likely to sign up for coverage, according to a new poll by Harvard University’s Institute of […] Read more »
Poll Finds Vast Gaps in Basic Views on Gender, Race, Religion and Politics
An almost unfathomable gap divides public attitudes on basic issues involving gender, race, religion and politics in America, fueled by dramatic ideological and partisan divisions that offer the prospect of more of the bitter political battles that played out in Washington this month. … While these issues divide a variety […] Read more »
What If Millennials Start to Hate Obamacare?
Republicans are searching for an in with Millennials, and they think Obamacare’s glitchy rollout is it. Next to minorities, there’s no larger voting bloc more resistant to the Republican Party. (President Obama won 18 to 29 year olds by at least 23 points in both of his campaigns.) GOP leaders […] Read more »