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Although 70% of Americans 15-34 think politics is dysfunctional, a majority believe that voting in the upcoming midterm election "will allow their generation to effect real change in the government," per a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Our thought bubble: Millennials are looking for a different type of candidate in 2018. If they turn out in November, that will be huge for Democrats — their party is already more diverse than the GOP, and many African-American, women and millennial candidates this year are running as Democrats.