Trump's big bet on low turnout younger males not working out so far.
"The data for (very) early voting in Pennsylvania and Michigan shows not just dramatically low voting numbers overall for these young voters relative to the broader electorate, but young men are behind their female counterparts by double digits (14 points in Pennsylvania and 13 points in Michigan, as of Friday morning)—both slightly larger margins than in 2020. But again, this is very early data.
Democrats have long suffered from their reliance on young voters, the lowest-turnout age demographic. It is kinda funny seeing Republicans now put their eggs in that basket.
Young men look unlikely to bail out Trump. The effort he’s putting into wooing them may very well be wasted this year.
That doesn’t negate the problem these young men will give us in the future, though, as they get older and turn out at higher rates. But for now, based on the limited data we have, young men don’t seem to be the source of votes Trump will need to offset the massive pissed-off female electorate."
Daily Kos
Trump bets big on this low-turnout demographic
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