It’s no accident that Vice President Kamala Harris spoke directly to one subset of voters when asked about climate change in the final minutes of last week’s presidential debate.
“We know that we can actually deal with this issue,” she said of global warming, “the young people of America care deeply about this issue.”
Harris needs voters under 30 to turn out in droves if she wants to beat former President Donald Trump in November. Right now, some polling shows, it’s not clear she will be able to do that.
Young voters helped power President Joe Biden to victory over Trump in 2020. But their support for Biden softened considerably over the course of his presidency, partially as a result of Israel’s war with Hamas, economic concerns and an energy policy that also supports fracking.
