2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumAny millenials here?
I know there was tremendous enthusiasm for Bernie, and when he lost, the hearts of many millennials sunk. At this point, has some of the energy and enthusiasm returned? I think if it's a close election, millennials will be key to Democratic hopes.
NastyWomen
(119 posts)I am older than dirt so...
JHan
(10,173 posts).. took some of my friends a while but they came around. The last bit of data I read showed Hillary doing well about white millennials but not as well as Obama among black millennials ( I'm a black millennial btw)
PAProgressive28
(270 posts)Here? Probably not many after how the primary played out on this forum. Funny you posted this thread because I'm literally checking DU for the first time since at least April. I was incredibly disgusted with many of the things that went on here and still am. I am voting for Hillary in PA on Tuesday but I'm just as angry as I was earlier in the year. There is no "energy or enthusiasm" when it comes to Hillary.
I can't speak for all millennials [I'm 26 fwiw] but I will say that the people online believing in insane conspiracies, pushing Jill Stein, and calling everyone including Bernie a sell-out are as small as they are loud. I think the fact that Stein is only getting 2% after all that has happened is one piece of evidence towards proving that. As I said, I'm angry, but I'm also rational. Too many Bernie supporters have gone the way of Jimmy Dore and not Bernie.
As for turnout, it will probably be the same. I can't envision this election coming down to millennials specifically. I think we have to worry about overall Democratic turnout.
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NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Your youth and anger is going to be very important moving forward. Use it to influence the party in ways you can.