Here's a vicious circle. Young people don't vote as much as older folk.
Politicians woo older voters because there's a bigger payoff.
Would-be presidents ignore younger voters, which makes them even less likely to vote. Only 5 percent of New Yorkers ages 18 to 29 and 13 percent of Californians ages 18 to 29 voted in the March 7 primary. This morning, on Capitol Hill, Third Millennium, a nonpartisan Generation X advocacy group, is releasing a report on low voter turnout among young voters. It calls this election Neglection 2000. Third Millennium President Rich Thau laments a young voter deficit that is not likely to go away as long as politicians continue to ignore younger voters.