5 issues this HBCU student says Ossoff and Warnock cannot afford to miss the mark on, so they don't
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With the upcoming Georgia Senate runoff drawing nearer each day, it’s difficult to underestimate the importance of young voters. More than 23,000 17-year-olds in Georgia will be turning 18 years old between Nov. 3 and Jan. 5 and eligible to vote for the fir5 issues this HBCU student says Ossoff and Warnock cannot afford to miss the mark on, so they don't
With the upcoming Georgia Senate runoff drawing nearer each day, it’s difficult to underestimate the importance of young voters. More than 23,000 17-year-olds in Georgia will be turning 18 years old between Nov. 3 and Jan. 5 and eligible to vote for the first time in the Senate runoff. If Democrats were able to claim just three-fourths of those votes, it would be more than enough to match the victory margin that worked in President-elect Joe Biden’s favor this November. He beat President Donald Trump by 12,284 votes in Georgia, flipping the state blue for the first time since 1992 when most Georgia voters backed Bill Clinton. “This election will determine which party has control of the Senate, how much we can hold the president-elect accountable,” said Christina Williams, a 20-year-old student at Clark Atlanta University, in an interview with Daily Kos. Democrats are definitely paying attention to young people and the issues that matter to them. Williams said she can’t speak for all young voters but her priorities are clear. Luckily, Democratic Senate candidates Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff have policy plans that address them all, from college affordability to racial equity. Read more