Millennials and members of Gen Z have a uniquely intense interest in the following issues:
- Climate change (they will have to live with it longer than we will);
- Student debt;
- An economy that is tilted towards the interests of capitalists and knowledge workers; and
- Housing costs.
Biden and the Democrats have now delivered on the first two issues. Workers also won higher wages and more freedom to change jobs in Biden’s first two years, although most or all of those gains have been eroded by inflation. Unfortunately, housing costs are beyond the control of the federal government.
Young people, along with women and minorities, are the backbone of the Democratic Party. Will they reward the Democrats by going to the polls in large numbers in November? We’ll see.