was overwhelmingly in favor of abortion rights. Not a single one of the states with abortion on the ballot in 2022 voted to restrict abortion rights. , a nonpartisan group encouraging youth civic engagement. Jack Lobel, the group's national press secretary, discussed the get-out-the-vote effort after the abortion ruling.
"We found that in key swing states, young voters were motivated by attacks on abortion care more than any other issue," Lobel said."That was something we used to shape our strategy when it came to turning out voters for the consequential 2022 midterms." He hopes they can do the same in 2024, after the decisions on affirmative action and student loans. However, by Voters of Tomorrow from May showed 40% of young voters said jobs and the economy will most influence their vote in 2024, and 23% said education.
Lobel will be among the young voters from across the country convening Thursday in Washington, D.C., for theBut on the other side, young Republicans are also interested in turning out younger voters. Connor Gibson, of Mississippi, who's 18, was"relieved" after the decisions on affirmative action and student loan debt. He feels that affirmative action practices negatively impacted many of his friends.
"It gave me a sense of relief for them, and young people everywhere that with this new Supreme Court ruling, they will be judged on their merits, not based on anything they cannot control," he said. "Knowing that the president will be making very important appointments – potentially to the Supreme Court – in the coming years and knowing how important these decisions are, I know it will encourage a lot of other young people to step up and cast a ballot in November," he said.