Bernie Sanders Should Be Allowed To Vote In Elections

For many years, college aged students (18-24) have been known to not exercise their right to vote in elections. There has been many different speculations as to why this happens, but there have never been one specific reason that can explain this concept. This year 's presidential election had a potential candidate that seemed to appeal to college students the most and had some of the highest voter turnout for the Democratic primaries. This candidate was Bernie Sanders, since having been taken out of the presidential race Hillary Clinton has taken the spot for the Democratic candidate. Bernie was able to win over many college student with the belief that young people should be able to attend school or college without accumulating a massive amount of debt. Once Bernie was eliminated it could be possible that many voter between ages 18-24 have decided not to vote. It is also possible that Hillary was able to regain this age group by adding certain policies, such as reduced college tuition. Another option is that former Bernie supporters are now voting for Trump out of spite for Hillary or the election process. How are former Bernie Sanders …show more content…
Around November 7-8th I will begin my research for Paper 4 and be prepared with a rough draft by November 11th. Around November 9-10th I will begin to research how many people between the ages of 18-24 actually voted in the election and who they voted for, then compare that to the amount for college voters that supported Bernie Sanders. After putting all of the information together I will have an outline ready by November 17. Between November 18-29th I will write the rough draft and prepare to submit the final draft by December 2nd. I expect 2016 to be a bit of a different year in regards to voting behavior because of the way the presidential debates have been