Ahead of the 2014 midterm elections in November, making sure that everyone who can vote does vote, has become increasingly important.
But the hosts of Fox News' "Outnumbered" on Wednesday decided instead to use their air time to discourage young voters from hitting the polls.
Why would they ever do that, because young people don't know what's going on in the world, they argued.
Or maybe, it's because the young voter is exactly who Republicans fear most.
Here's some of their thoughts:
"Do we want them [young people] to vote if they don't know the issues?" Harris Faulkner asked Wednesday afternoon.
"Do you really want to motivate them to vote and be ignorant at the polls?" Faulkner continued.
The problem is that the consequences of millennials not voting can be incredibly damaging. In reality, most reports find that millennials are actually more engaged and knowledgeable about political and economic issues than the generations before them. And their vote can be more powerful than you think. In the 2012 election, youth voters were the deciding factor in Obama's victories in Florida, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio. In other words, if it wasn't for young voters, Obama may very well have lost the election.
Paired with the fact that young people tend to vote Democratic, this could be exactly why these Fox hosts would prefer young people just stay at home this election.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote!
Michael H. Drucker
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