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CNN: Younger Harris Supporters More Likely To Sit Out Election

Charlie Kirk Staff

09/28/2024

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CNN: Younger Harris Supporters More Likely To Sit Out Election

Vice President Kamala Harris may have experienced a so-called “honeymoon” period shortly after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid and essentially anointed her as his successor, but it seems clear that this period is now over.

In recent surveys, it has been found that Harris is falling further behind former President Donald Trump’s strong campaign, which includes many of the crucial swing states that will determine the outcome.

What’s more, CNN’s data analyst, Harry Enten, has added to the VP’s election concerns.

During a network segment on Thursday, Enten warned that young voters who are largely backing Harris may not actually turn up to the polls. According to a CNN/SSRS poll released on Wednesday, Harris is currently leading the Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, by 17 points among likely voters aged 18 to 29. Additionally, Harris holds a 12-point lead among voters aged 18 to 34.

However, analyst Enten cautioned that less than half of the young demographic is “extremely motivated” to vote, suggesting that a significant percentage may not turn up to the polls on Election Day.

“We’ve got Kamala Harris up by 12 points, now if we thin ourselves down a little bit, let’s go under the age of 30, what do we have? We have an even larger lead for Kamala Harris, she’s up by 17 points … But, of course, are these voters actually going to turn out and vote? Extremely motivated to vote in the 2024 election, look at this, overall voters [is at] 64%,” Enten said.

“For voters under the age of 40, it’s just 49%. I think the key question isn’t just who they’re going to vote for, it’s whether they’ll turn out and vote. Oftentimes, younger voters are less likely to turn out and vote, and I think this year is going to be quite similar to that,” he said. Enten further pointed out that Harris leads the former president among young voters by an average of 18 points in national polls, a 10-point decrease from Biden’s 28-point lead among this demographic in September 2020.

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Charlie Kirk is the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, a national student movement dedicated to empowering young people to promote the principles of free markets and limited government.

Charlie is also the host of “The Charlie Kirk Show” podcast, which regularly ranks among the top-10 news shows on Apple podcast news charts, and is the host of the nationally syndicated daily radio show on the Salem Radio Network live from 12 - 3 PM ET.
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