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We begin today with Mary Mitchell of the Chicago Sun-Times pointing out that, in truth, there was a dearth of young voters who participated in the Chicago mayoral elections.
Because Johnson was positioned as the progressive candidate, he was an easy choice for young voters who have yet to taste the bitterness of experiencing a candidate who fails to deliver on campaign promises.
But, as my colleague Lynn Sweet pointed out in a column, early figures from the Chicago Board of Elections showed that, of those who cast a ballot, “only 3.30% were between 18 and 24.”
The young people who voted did their part. But their peers weren’t excited about either candidate.
So what does that mean?
I think Generation Next — those Chicagoans holding it down in their neighborhoods — are sick and tired of seeing old-school activists pushing old-school candidates. They want fresh ideas and don’t want to wait decades for a change.
In short, many young people don’t trust the system or those who run it.
Back to Ms. Mitchell’s column in a moment.
