Clinton Campaign Has Astounding Record Of Smugness Towards Young Voters

“I feel sorry for the young people who believe” the lies Sanders is telling them about money accepted from executives and lobbyists tied to the fossil fuel industry. “

Kevin Gosztola
By Kevin Gosztola
Hillary Rodham Clinton is seen in New York. Hillary Rodham Clinton has so far kept a low profile this year, something that’s starting to change as she heads toward her expected 2016 campaign for president.

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Young people have consistently been a source of frustration and struggle for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Along with her husband, Bill Clinton, her campaign has expressed a condescending view of millennials for supporting Bernie Sanders instead of her. The tone of

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Half Of Millennials More Likely To Lean Democratic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Young adults like to think of themselves as independent, but when it comes to politics, they’re more likely than not to lean to the left. Half of American adults ages 18 to 33 are self-described political independents, according to a survey out Friday, but at the same time half of these so-called […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Former President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama wave to the crowd during a campaign event at the Waldorf Astoria, Monday, June 4, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Young adults like to think of themselves as independent, but when it comes to politics, they're more likely than not to lean to the left. Half of American adults ages 18 to 33 are self-described political independents, according to a survey out Friday, but at the same time half of these so-called millennials are Democrats or

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Libertarians, Progressives Poised To Redefine American Politics

As discontent with the “Big Two” grows, Libertarian and Progressive parties are exploding in America, especially among Millennials. It’s a shift that could redefine politics in the future.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

During the recent International Students for Liberty Conference, an annual global meeting of collegiate libertarian clubs, filmmaker and noted Socialist Oliver Stone spoke to the assembled crowd about his shifting political views. Stone’s panel dealt with “imperial overreach” and “the national security state.” It also featured Peter Kuznick,

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Why Are Millennials Turning Up Their Noses At Politics?

How can they claim to be “community-minded” while they are so cynical about government?

Jo Erickson
By Jo Erickson

Why is it that the ‘Millennial generation’ -- so widely discussed in the media -- is not really understood? The contrary nature of Millennials is making researchers scratch their heads and political analysts worry. The Millennials are a generation of twenty-somethings starting their adulthood at the turn of the millennium. Branded the Me, Me, Me

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For Politicians, Millennials Prove Hard To Pin Down

The emerging generation of politically active young Americans is shattering traditional notions of party affiliation and ideology in general.

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

The emerging generation of millennials is shifting into a political power unlike those who have gone before, representing a new wave of Americans who no longer fit neatly into either major political party and are instead growing in their distrust for government and their desire for across-the-board accountability. Coming of age in the era of the

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