2018 MIDTERMS

RUSH TRANSCRIPT The split ░░░░░░░░ now is less than ░░░░░░░░ point Leland Control of ░░░░░░░░ Senate could come down ░░░░░░░░ Indiana Mike thank you ░░░░░░░░ check back in Laura ░░░░░░░░ many tight races both ░░░░░░░░ and democratic candidates are ░░░░░░░░ the ever elusive millennial ░░░░░░░░ for victory Alexander Wilkes ░░░░░░░░ executive director and Kevin ░░░░░░░░ the senior vice president ░░░░░░░░ hamburger Gipson creative to ░░░░░░░░ the midterm election and ░░░░░░░░ candidates have been able ░░░░░░░░ court millennial s and ░░░░░░░░ voters A big deal ░░░░░░░░ both sides Welcome both ░░░░░░░░ you Laura The way ░░░░░░░░ s have been talking ░░░░░░░░ reading to get out ░░░░░░░░ about making a difference ░░░░░░░░ been very interesting to ░░░░░░░░ Young voters traditionally set ░░░░░░░░ midterms This time it ░░░░░░░░ like it could be ░░░░░░░░ How do you think ░░░░░░░░ will go on Tuesday ░░░░░░░░ re correct I couldn ░░░░░░░░ be more excited to ░░░░░░░░ about this In 2014 ░░░░░░░░ 20 of millennial voters ░░░░░░░░ 18 to make 35 ░░░░░░░░ out in the midterm ░░░░░░░░ in early voting in ░░░░░░░░ like Texas where it ░░░░░░░░ up 500 from 2014 ░░░░░░░░ Tennessee up over 700 ░░░░░░░░ the early vote I ░░░░░░░░ there is great news ░░░░░░░░ terms of young people ░░░░░░░░ engaged It s across ░░░░░░░░ board Republicans are leading ░░░░░░░░ early vote in a ░░░░░░░░ state like Florida where ░░░░░░░░ have two key races ░░░░░░░░ think voters on both ░░░░░░░░ are really engaging in ░░░░░░░░ election Despite they get ░░░░░░░░ to vote messaging recent ░░░░░░░░ show less than one ░░░░░░░░ say they will definitely ░░░░░░░░ Over 50 say they ░░░░░░░░ not familiar with congressional ░░░░░░░░ in their districts Is ░░░░░░░░ a way this millennial ░░░░░░░░ can be fine tuned ░░░░░░░░ get them going I ░░░░░░░░ it s important to ░░░░░░░░ early voting numbers and ░░░░░░░░ While millennial s are ░░░░░░░░ in greater proportion compared ░░░░░░░░ the proportion in 2014 ░░░░░░░░ voting is more popular ░░░░░░░░ it was in 2014 ░░░░░░░░ s an older concept ░░░░░░░░ also know that millennial ░░░░░░░░ are still being outpaced ░░░░░░░░ their older counterparts I ░░░░░░░░ t know if were ░░░░░░░░ to exactly know how ░░░░░░░░ number shakeout come Election ░░░░░░░░ particularly because millennial s ░░░░░░░░ more likely to be ░░░░░░░░ or independent with no ░░░░░░░░ affiliation than older voters ░░░░░░░░ s more difficult to ░░░░░░░░ where it will come ░░░░░░░░ For Republicans the strongest ░░░░░░░░ we can make is ░░░░░░░░ strong job economy that ░░░░░░░░ out there now This ░░░░░░░░ a generation that grew ░░░░░░░░ during tough times We ░░░░░░░░ our parents lose their ░░░░░░░░ We dealt with record ░░░░░░░░ for the last decade ░░░░░░░░ that is turning around ░░░░░░░░ to have a strong ░░░░░░░░ to make with young ░░░░░░░░ Laura Kevin I want ░░░░░░░░ show the audience some ░░░░░░░░ We know turn out ░░░░░░░░ sent always great to ░░░░░░░░ In the last midterm ░░░░░░░░ 2014 11 618 million ░░░░░░░░ year olds reported themselves ░░░░░░░░ registered but only 4 ░░░░░░░░ million voted In 2010 ░░░░░░░░ same pattern only 5 ░░░░░░░░ million voted General election ░░░░░░░░ strong in 2016 and ░░░░░░░░ What needs to happen ░░░░░░░░ get these millennial midterm ░░░░░░░░ numbers up When you ░░░░░░░░ at it you see ░░░░░░░░ millennial s are energize ░░░░░░░░ s a great question ░░░░░░░░ s at 20 I ░░░░░░░░ that earlier In Tennessee ░░░░░░░░ example you have seen ░░░░░░░░ 700 increase from the ░░░░░░░░ numbers to the 18 ░░░░░░░░ I think maybe that ░░░░░░░░ the Taylor Swift bump ░░░░░░░░ saw with her encouraging ░░░░░░░░ to turn out To ░░░░░░░░ in get engaged in ░░░░░░░░ For for Phil who ░░░░░░░░ running in a tight ░░░░░░░░ with Marsha Blackburn The ░░░░░░░░ we can encourage young ░░░░░░░░ to turn out speak ░░░░░░░░ their issues We have ░░░░░░░░ strong economy but it ░░░░░░░░ not the only issue ░░░░░░░░ affects young people College ░░░░░░░░ college debt healthcare protecting ░░░░░░░░ existing conditions we know ░░░░░░░░ want to take that ░░░░░░░░ Parents were baby boomers ░░░░░░░░ get older and have ░░░░░░░░ engage more in the ░░░░░░░░ system we want to ░░░░░░░░ sure were providing those ░░░░░░░░ Laura Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ your perspective on this ░░░░░░░░ is a big one ░░░░░░░░ watch We ll see ░░░░░░░░ they do on Tuesday ░░░░░░░░ and Alexander thanks for ░░░░░░░░ here.