According to Juan Williams, the Democrats did not give young people a reason to show up and vote in 2014: Congressional Democrats gave those voters little reason to go to the polls this year. No one on Capitol Hill was standing up for their agenda. As a result, exit polls from this year’s midterms give Democrats only an 11- percentage-point edge over Republicans among 18-29 year olds and a mere 3-point edge among 30-44 year olds.   Basically, the Democrats’ lead over Republicans among young voters was cut in half in 2014. And among 18 and 19 year olds, turnout dropped from 19 percent in 2012 to 13 percent in the midterms, a loss of about 14 million voters.   The exit polls also showed a five-percentage-point jump in young voters who self-identify as Republicans – 31 percent this year as compared to 26 percent in 2012. Self-identified Democrats as a share of young voters dropped from 44 percent in 2012 to 37 percent this year,...(Read Full Post)