John Feehery suggests that the climate change isssue "is probably the No. 1 reason why the vast majority of young voters will vote Democratic this time around"

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First, young people care about climate change. And they care about environmental protection. This issue is probably the No. 1 reason why the vast majority of young voters will vote Democratic this time around, despite the fact that the president has so woefully botched the economy and made it harder for the “green kids” to get a job.
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And the fact of the matter is that it is getting hotter. You don’t need the weatherman to tell you that the summers are getting steamier and the winters are getting milder.

July 19, 2012:  Only 1 in 5 Generations Xers in US are concerned about climate change, says study

While the USA suffers record-shattering heatwaves, a new study of Generation X adults surveyed in 2011 shows just 5% are “alarmed” and 18% “concerned” by climate change.

66% of the adults surveyed said they were not even sure global warming was happening.

[May 6, 2012]: Young Voters are Abandoning Obama—But Not Running to Romney - The Daily Beast

The top-10 issues ranked in importance for this cohort were creating jobs, reducing the deficit, lowering the tax burden for all, becoming energy-independent, ensuring affordable access to health care, creating a world-class education system, addressing Social Security, preventing the spread of terrorism, protecting individual liberties from government, and preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Combating the impacts of climate change fell near the bottom of the list.

Surprisingly, little support is expressed by 18- to 24-year-olds for the Occupy Wall Street protests, at 19 percent.