GOP youth predict strong turnout
Young Democrats came out in far greater numbers than their GOP counterparts in Iowa and New Hampshire. But according to Republicans in conservative South Carolina, that trend could change as soon as Saturday.
“I think you will have a lot of young Republicans come out” to vote in South Carolina’s primary, said Tradd Anderson, a senior at Clemson University in South Carolina, who is Fred Thompson’s state coordinator for students.
“From what I feel on the ground is that you have a ton of college students working on all the Republican campaigns, maybe because South Carolina is such a Republican state.”
So far, turnout among both young Democrats and young Republicans has been higher than in previous years. But to compete with the young Democrats’ turnout, young Republicans have much ground to make up. While 52,580 Iowa caucus-goers under 30 were Democrats, only 12,650 young Republicans caucused.
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“I think you will have a lot of young Republicans come out” to vote in South Carolina’s primary, said Tradd Anderson, a senior at Clemson University in South Carolina, who is Fred Thompson’s state coordinator for students.
“From what I feel on the ground is that you have a ton of college students working on all the Republican campaigns, maybe because South Carolina is such a Republican state.”
So far, turnout among both young Democrats and young Republicans has been higher than in previous years. But to compete with the young Democrats’ turnout, young Republicans have much ground to make up. While 52,580 Iowa caucus-goers under 30 were Democrats, only 12,650 young Republicans caucused.
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