As a new year kicks off in Washington, DC, divided government is back. Against all odds, Democrats were able to hold the Senate and give Republicans a narrower-than-expected margin of control in the House thanks, in part, to young voters, who broke hard for Democrats for the third major election in a row.
While President Joe Biden wasn’t on the ballot in November, young Americans aged 18–29 overwhelmingly voted in favor of his administration’s agenda. But young Americans’ support for Democrats and the octogenarian president isn’t a given, and there’s been a push and pull between the White House and youth leaders.
Through activism on issues such as gun violence prevention, climate action, and student debt cancellation, young people have been some of the Biden-Harris administration’s fiercest critics and strongest allies. Since Biden took office (and even before), young activists have urged the president to follow through on campaign promises like canceling student debt. They’ve also asked the Biden administration to respond to new challenges, such as the state-level attack on reproductive rights following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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