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The Role Young Men Will Play In The 2024 Election

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🗓️ 16 October 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Men under 30 are more likely to support Donald Trump than women in their age group.

The gender gap in terms of American voters' candidate preference has never been wider.

We talk about the role young male voters will play in this election.

We discuss what this election means to this group of people, and what trends in their preferences can tell us about their role in deciding the next president.

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0:00.0

Men and women especially voters under 30 have never been more politically divided in this country.

0:14.8

That's according to the most recent Harvard Youth Poll,

0:18.0

which surveyed likely voters between the ages of 18 and 29.

0:22.2

It showed Vice President Kamala Harris would win support of 70% of

0:26.8

young female voters, but she only wins a small majority of young male

0:31.6

voters, 53%. Harvard found that this difference in

0:35.2

support, known as the gender gap, has only widened this year. A New York Times

0:40.0

Sienna college poll of six swing states also found that men under 30 are more likely to support

0:45.7

Donald Trump than women in that age group.

0:49.2

All right, fellas, this one's for you.

0:51.6

You are so wanted in this campaign. What role will young male voters play in this election?

0:58.0

And what issues are most important to them? We're asking because the campaigns are busy trying to connect with these

1:04.2

young voters as the election draws closer. We'll get into it after the break and

1:08.7

start the conversation by hearing from a young, undecided male voter.

1:13.6

I'm Todd's Williken for Jen White.

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