The 2024 Presidential Election is right around the corner, and young Americans make up a great chunk of the voting population.
Many of the young voters this year are excited; others remain uninterested in politics at all. What they do have in common, however, is a want to resolve issues. Tristen Hill, Vice President of UNLV College Republicans, and Carolyn Salvador Avila, President of UNLV College Democrats both shared.
"A lot of these young individuals, they haven't been able to buy a house yet, or they're getting ready to graduate college, they really care about a strong economy," Tristen says. He also believes the younger generations want to see change in climate and veteran support.
From the Democratic side, Carolyn shares the same feelings, but still offered other concerns including gun violence and women's reproductive rights.
"I'd say I have to agree with Tristan here," she says. "But I would say, apart from that, a lot of the other issues include things like gun violence prevention, something that I've actually noticed a lot of students that don't necessarily consider themselves Democrats to kind of agree with me when I start talking to them about it."
As young people decide whether or not to vote, the youth will be a helping hand for either candidate as the race nears its end.
Guests: Tristen Hill, vice president, College Republicans of UNLV; Carolyn Salvador Avila, president, College Democrats of America and UNLV
