Posted on 05/20/2018 1:00:04 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
WASHINGTON — The pace of new voter registrations among young people in crucial states is accelerating, a signal that school shootings this year — and the anger and political organizing in their wake — may prove to be more than ephemeral displays of activism.
They could even help shape the outcome of the midterm elections. If voters in their teens and 20s vote in greater numbers than usual, as many promised during nationwide marches for gun control this spring, the groundswell could affect close races in key states like Arizona and Florida, where there will be competitive races for governor, the Senate and a number of House districts in November.
The deadly shooting on Friday at Santa Fe High School in Texas will probably add urgency to the efforts. Hours after the carnage, young organizers mobilized by the February mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., were vowing a political response.
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Yeah march against guns and NRA; when are they going to march on locking school doors and cutting door access down?
A great majority of the 16 to 19 year old crowd doesn’t know where Parkland, Florida is, has no idea what happened there or could care less, trust me.
I would consider it what you posted an IMHO only
Second it.
Post a source please.
Or arm teachers.
True.
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