| Young Voters Keep Moving to the Left on Social Issues, Republicans Included |
| Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=50011"><span class="small">Dan Levin, The New York Times</span></a> |
| Thursday, 24 January 2019 14:03 |
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Levin writes: "Democrats of all ages tend to align fairly closely on major social and political issues, but the report highlights a sharp generational divide among Republicans."
Young Voters Keep Moving to the Left on Social Issues, Republicans Included24 January 19
But in many ways, that is where the ideological similarities end. Ms. Larson, a dual major in biology and Spanish at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn., does not oppose the legalization of marriage equality. She views climate change as undeniable, believes “immigrants make our country richer,” and disagrees with her parents on the need for a border wall. Ms. Larson is part of Generation Z, one of the most ethnically diverse and progressive age groups in American history. People born after 1996 tend to espouse similar views to the age cohort just ahead of them, the Millennials, but they are far more open to social change than older generations have been, according to the findings of a new report by the Pew Research Center. The findings mark a shift that could substantially reshape the nation’s political and economic landscape.  |
| Last Updated on Thursday, 24 January 2019 14:27 |
s a self-described political conservative, Reagan Larson might seem to be a natural fit for the Republican Party. The 19-year-old college student from South Dakota grew up in a Catholic household that objected to same-sex marriage, and she remains firmly opposed to abortion.