John,As we head into the first Presidential Debate tonight, we will be listening for Vice President Biden to make the case to young people that he is fighting for our future. We need a candidate who does not just oppose President Trump, but has a bold vision for our country that matches our values.
According to our September poll with Civiqs [[link removed]] , Vice President Biden has improved his appeal to young persuadable voters in battleground states where 68% reported they have a very or somewhat favorable view of Biden. Notably, this number is up by seven points from August. Sixty-eight percent of young persuadables have also been contacted by the Biden campaign in the past month, an eight point increase from August.
While Biden is improving his appeal and increasing his outreach to young voters, he still has more work to do to mobilize young Black and Latinx voters. Twenty-one percent of Black youth under 32 and 17% of Latinx youth under 32 we polled have a very unfavorable view of Biden. In addition, 38% of young Latinx voters report not being contacted by the Biden campaign. Meanwhile, Trump is reaching nearly a third of young Latinx men with digital ads. With nearly half of eligible Latinx voters between the ages of 18 and 35, it is integral that the Biden campaign have a strategy to engage Latinx youth.
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Notably, for the third month in a row, the coronavirus is the top issue for young persuadable voters in battleground states. That is why it is no surprise that when asked what they want to hear from VP Biden during tonight’s debate, young people overwhelmingly said they want Biden to address the issue of the coronavirus.
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Our poll also uncovered how concerns related to the coronavirus are changing for young voters. Persuadable young voters of color reported that the threat of losing their job is now their top concern related to the coronavirus.h. Thirty-two percent of young Black voters report losing their job as their top concern for how the coronavirus is impacting their life. This is a 12 point increase from last month. Thirty-nine percent of young Black women report losing their job, hours, and income as a top concern. We need Biden to support bold solutions for young people facing economic uncertainty during this pandemic and recession.
Finally, we found that the number of young persuadable voters planning to vote in person has increased for all demographics since August. The majority of Black and Latinx young voters plan on voting in person. This is a reminder that as we work to educate young voters about voting by mail, we must also organize to keep polling sites open and ensure they have a plan to vote early. Our new #VoteReady webpag [[link removed]] e is one way we are urging young voters to make those plans now.
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Learn more about our findings from this poll and the rest of our monthly polling series on our website [[link removed]] . Then, share these results on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.



ICYMI
The Alliance continues to uplift and amplify the power of the youth vote and the vital role of young people in our democracy. Here are some of the highlights:MSNBC
I joined Alicia Menendez on MSNBC with Alliance board members, Ben Wessel and Jonathan Jayes-Green, to discuss the youth vote and our recent polling.
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BLAVITY - Opinion piece written by Dawn Boudwin and Carmel Pryor
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Why
Black
Young
Voters
Will
Continue
To
Fight
Beyond
The
Ballot
Box
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NBC NEWS
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Young
Latino
voters
say
tackling
racial
inequality
is
2020
election
priority.
But
who's
listening?
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CNN
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Joe
Biden
makes
his
appeal
to
young
voters:
'I
hear
their
voices
and
if
you
listen,
you
can
hear
them
too'
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NPR
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Young
Democrats
Wonder
Whether
Party
Is
Prioritizing
Nostalgia
Over
The
Future
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Instagram Live with The Aces
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Last
week,
we
partnered
with
alternative
pop
band,
The
Aces,
to
host
Instagram
Live
conversations
about
the
power
of
local
politics
with
Cendi
Trujillo
from
Leaders
Igniting
Transformation
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and
women
in
politics
with
the
Alliance’s
Communications
Manager,
Daniela
Mrabti
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Power of the Youth Vote Panel
*
Last
week,
the
Alliance’s
Dawn
Boudwin
joined
Planned
Parenthood
Action,
Voto
Latino,
and
the
NAACP
on
a
panel
about
the
power
of
the
youth
vote
and
how
young
people
can
win
this
election.
Watch
the
panel
on
our
Facebook
here.
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#AllEyesOn Youth Voters Panel
*
And
She
Could
Be
Next
and
the
Alliance
hosted
an
event
with
women
of
color
leaders
from
Detroit
Action,
Engage
Mimai,
and
MOVE
Texas
to
talk
about
how
young
voters
can
get
#VoteReady.
Watch
the
panel
on
Facebook
here.
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Join us on Twitter [[link removed]] tonight as we live tweet the first Presidential Debate and see if Vice President Biden discusses the issues young people care about and makes it clear he is ready to fight for our future.To the next 35 days,
Sarah Audelo
Executive Director







Alliance for Youth Action
915 5th St NW
Washington, DC 20001
United States

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