It's a cycle that needs to be broken. While many young adults don't follow politics closely, they do pay attention to the issues. If it's happening to them , they are interested. Young people don't trust politicians because they've been raised in a time period dominated by political scandals, and their parents are just as cynical. They crave honesty, straight-forwardness, and authenticity in candidates.
Young people believe that politicians pander to a few big interests.
They are left feeling powerless by the role of money in politics, since they can't afford to make campaign contributions and usually don't have much money in general. Many young adults say they don't know where or how to vote. A lot of them have told us they don't feel informed, and they don't feel like they have the basic skills to vote. They also see government as helpful in theory, but not relevant to their everyday lives.