Millennials Reveal #WhatWeNeed2016 From Our Presidential Contenders

Another presidential election year will soon be upon us, and media punditry surrounding contenders like Hillary Clinton and Ted Cruz is already beginning to dominate the Interweb. As the list of presidential hopefuls swells, it's time to take a look at the issues that matter to progressive millennial voters.

The millennial turnout for the 2014 midterms was 21.3% — considerably lower than the 51% who turned up for the 2008 general presidential election, but in keeping with historically low midterm turnout across generations. While some cast our generation as politically apathetic, the response to President Barack Obama's first run shows that the right candidate can drum up enthusiastic support from this powerful voting bloc. Young voters also have been "trending blue," according to Mother Jones, which also attributed the GOP's big win in 2014 to the lack of millennial turnout.

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