How young Michigan voters feel about Biden, Trump and the upcoming election

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🗓️ 2 May 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Young people between the ages of 18 and 29 make up roughly 20 percent of eligible voters. A majority of them voted for President Biden in 2020 and are typically a reliable vote for Democrats. In Michigan, NewsHour sat down with four young voters to talk about the election. Most of them plan to vote in November but they aren't enthusiastic about their options. Laura Barrón-López reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0	Young people between the ages of 18 and 29 make up roughly 20% of eligible
0:05.9	voters in the US. A majority of them voted for President Joe Biden back in
0:10.5	2020 and they're typically a reliable vote for Democrats.
0:14.2	Larbarone Lopez is here with a look at where things stand this election year.
0:18.0	Laura.
0:19.0	Thanks Jeff.
0:20.0	In the battleground state of Michigan, news hour sat down with four young voters at a Detroit
0:24.8	coffee shop to talk about the 2024 election.
0:28.3	Most of them plan to vote in November, but they aren't enthusiastic about their options.
0:33.0	How does this election cycle make you feel in one word?
0:36.0	Nervous.
0:38.0	Kind of tired?
0:41.0	Overwhelmed.
0:42.0	Hopeless. tired? Overwhelmed.
0:45.1	Hopeless. Do you think that a lot of your friends are, feel the same way or feel disillusion?
0:51.4	Actually, I think all of the words
0:53.2	is exactly how all of my friends be.
0:54.9	It's like, yeah, nervous and also hopeless.
0:56.9	And yeah, all of those things.
0:59.3	What are the top issues for you?
1:02.2	Max Recknagle 19 attends Oakland University just outside of Detroit.
1:07.0	He voted for Nicky Haley in Michigan's primary.
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