As we head into 2020, both parties should focus more of their efforts on young voters, write Dan Glickman and Alan Solomont for CNNOpinion. 'To see them making their voices heard now gives us both hope.'
Alan Solomont is the Dean of Tufts University's Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, which studies and promotes the civic and political engagement of young people. He previously served as US Ambassador to Spain and Andorra from 2009-2013 and as Chairman of the Corporation for National and Community Service in 2009. Dan Glickman served as United States secretary of agriculture under President Bill Clinton and represented Kansas in Congress for 18 years.
Politics is in realignment. And perhaps the most underappreciated change is this: Based on recent research at Tufts University's Tisch College of Civic Life, young voters, ages 18-29, played a significant role in the 2018 midterms and are poised to shape elections in 2020 and beyond. Alan SolomontDan GlickmanFor decades, this age bracket has turned out at lower rates than older voters, particularly in midterm elections. While experts have often attributed this to apathy, a complicated set of reasons may explain low turnout, including barriers to access, suppression, waning civic education and historic disadvantages. Despite these headwinds, 2018 marked a turning point.
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