Politics from Gen. X to Gen. Y
How does Generation Y – a.k.a. the “Millenials” – feel about politics?
[Millenials] are still more likely than any other age group to identify as Democrats.
A study by the Pew Research Center, The Millenials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change, showed that our generation, compared to Generation X-ers, voted the least, tended to support Barack Obama (although not so much anymore) and didn’t see eye-to-eye with our elders’ views on issues like national security or social agendas.
In general, we’re liberal, hands-off and pretty easy-going about politics while our parents tended to be more involved and conservative. I set out to see if this disparity still existed.
Listen to the audio clips to hear thoughts from both generations. I asked members of each generation what is the most important political issue to them right now, why and if they had any solutions to those problems.
Generation Y
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I’m not interested in anything right now.
Mike Ogare, 22, Republican
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I think universal healthcare is good.
Katie Brower, 22
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As a part-time student, I’m maxing out my federal loans very quickly.
Eric Wong, 26
Generation X
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People need to work… there’s no stability.
Diann Dillard, 48
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I’m not getting a raise but I still have to go to work.
Tara Tate, 45
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Just the way [the economy is] running, it’s downhill.
James Abell, 55
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