Democrats are lukewarm about picking Biden as their nominee, but many believe he may be the best hope of preventing a second Trump term and fighting extremism.
turnout of young people rose nine percentage points from the previous presidential election.
More than two dozen voters, many of them current or former students, were divided on whether Biden gave Democrats their best chance to succeed. Mostly, they lamented that the “best” option is someone six decades removed from their own experience. Several of the young voters stressed that was particularly the case when it came to fighting climate change. And many felt that Biden wouldn’t drive turnout — or energize young people to volunteer and organize. Fear of a Republican candidate might motivate people, but there was a general feeling that Biden and his party took young voters for granted.
But he feels invested in the president’s success after working in his former role as state coordinator for Mi Familia Vota, a Latino voter advocacy group. Now, he’s state director for Somos Votantes, an independent Latino-led group — and he expects he’ll be on the front lines of getting Latinos out to vote for Biden one more time.
Paola said she wants to see Biden “focus on the good that he’s done and what he can continue doing” as president. “Why not run again and try to continue working on the issues that are big for this country?” she said. Linda Jennette, 67, had a different take. “I would just hate to see us throw away incumbency,” she said to murmurs of agreement around the table.
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