(WSJ)
Overview: If the youth vote had a logo, it’d be a silhouette of Bernie Sanders (mittens, and all).
His lead among young people melted slightly in the Spring of 2019, when Joe Biden entered the race, but by Spring of 2020, Sanders led by 31 points over the next closest Democrat - Pete Buttigieg.
Joe Biden had 7 percent.
Today, the picture is different. Sanders still holds a major slice of youth support, but the new leader in our Youth Presidential Index is Joe Biden.
Most people say: Duh, he’s President.
We say: Duh, indeed. But young voters have consistently backed candidates pitching progressive policy, not folks in high places.
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The 1st (way-too-early): installment of the Generation Lab’s Youth Presidential Index:
Axios/Generation Lab Youth Poll | n=804 | March 16-18th
Youth Presidential Index - President in 2024 (if it were held today):
Overall:
1. Joe Biden - 27%
2. Bernie Sanders - 22%
3. Donald Trump - 14%
4. Michelle Obama - 10%
5. AOC - 8%
6. Elizabeth Warren - 4%
Among Democrats:
1. Joe Biden - 31%
2. Bernie Sanders - 28%
3. Michelle Obama - 13%
4. AOC - 11%
5. Kamala Harris - 5%
6. Elizabeth Warren -5%
* (Also receiving votes, but less than <4%: Pete Buttigieg, Stacey Abrams, Gavin Newsom)
Among Republicans:
1. Donald Trump - 69%
2. Joe Biden - 10%
3. Mike Pence - 4%
3* Marco Rubio - 4%
5. Mitt Romney - 3%
6. Ron DeSantis - 2%
7. Nikki Haley
* (Also receiving votes, but less than <2% Tucker Carlson, Greg Abbott, Ivanka Trump, Chris Christie, Charlie Baker)