A new poll conducted by CBS News/MTV revealed that voters between the ages of 18 and 29 are more concerned about the state of the United States economy than the Iraq War. This would not bode well for the presumptive GOP nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona. Iraq has been the main platform of McCain’s presidency. McCain has said that Iraq will either make or break his presidential candidacy.
Those young voters are in the same boat as adults as they are showing pessimism towards the current state of the United States economy. Seventy-five percent of those that took the CBS News/MTV Poll felt that the economy was in the bad shape. It was three points lower than the seventy-eight percent among adults that said the same thing back in March.
About the same group felt opportunities to get a job afterwards would be between fair and poor. They felt that the candidates were not paying enough attention to the issues of job opportunities for the younger workers.
Less than one-fifth of those that voted in the poll said the economy was in good shape.
As it should be no surprise, most of the younger voters have put forth their support towards Democratic co-frontrunner Barack Obama. This gives the indication that Obama still has a grip on that potentially powerful voting bloc.
In short, do not count the youth vote out yet. The results of the poll show that the young voters are aware and excited about what is going on.
Before the Mississippi primary took place, Obama linked the condition of the economy with Iraq.