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Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

349: How Young Voters Are Reacting to Trump's ICE Raids

Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

Politicon

News, News Commentary, Politics, National, Government

4.63.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

James & Al along with John Della Volpe discuss the shifting attitudes of young people towards political issues, particularly in light of recent events. They explore how younger generations perceive these issues on a personal level, the importance of listening to their voices, and the innovative use of AI in polling to gather real-time insights. The discussion highlights the need for political engagement that resonates with the personal experiences of young voters and the potential of new research methods to enhance understanding of public opinion.

Chapters
00:00 Shifting Attitudes Among Young Voters
02:38 Understanding Young Independents' Perspectives
06:03 Innovative Research with Crowdvox
08:56 The Role of AI in Political Engagement
11:48 Lessons from Political Campaigns

Transcript

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0:00.0

You know, James and I were recently in Southern Florida, where there was a confab of some really interesting Democrats and strategists and thinkers.

0:08.9

And we had a number of interviews.

0:11.1

I hope you'll catch them because they really, really were interesting.

0:16.6

James, we're down in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but wherever we are, one of our favorite

0:21.1

guests always is John Deloblepie, Fairhaven, who is the polling expert on young people. John,

0:28.0

we talked to you about a month ago. And a real seismic shift among young people's attitude towards

0:33.5

Trump. You follow this almost daily. How has Minneapolis affected young people?

0:39.3

It's shaking them. It's shaking younger people, I think, to the core, but it depends upon what

0:44.7

younger people you're talking about. Okay. And what I mean by that is when we talk to younger

0:51.5

Democrats, and everyone has been following this for not just for

0:56.0

the last several days, but for many weeks, they see kind of just a moral clarity around what's

1:01.6

running wrong. More interesting to me, though, is what younger, kind of independent people are

1:07.0

telling us, right? That they are seeing this through a different lens, and they see concern for themselves

1:13.6

and for other members of the community.

1:15.5

It's more personal to them.

1:16.8

It's not about policy.

1:18.5

It's really personal for, when I say independence,

1:22.5

we're talking about almost half of young people identify

1:24.5

as like independent, not part of either party.

1:26.9

So they see it in a personal and emotional way, has their attention.

1:31.7

And what they're asking for Democrats is clear, okay, to not only obviously kind of draw

1:36.0

the line to ensure this doesn't happen again, but at the same time, recognize that immigration

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