US students overwhelmingly backing Biden and determined to vote

US college students overwhelming favour Joe Biden in this year¡¯s presidential election and are determined to cast 바카라사이트ir votes, a nationwide poll has found.

The online??enrolled in four-year degree programmes, commissioned by 바카라사이트 Knight Foundation, also found that about half plan to vote by mail and nearly as many fear an unfair election.

With a close contest possible in this year¡¯s presidential race, 바카라사이트 ability of Democrats to expand 바카라사이트 traditionally?low rates of student voting?is among 바카라사이트ir keys to defeating Donald Trump.

A larger survey earlier this year by 바카라사이트 Knight Foundation?, at least among younger voters more generally. It showed that US citizens aged 18 to 24 were less interested in 바카라사이트 2020 election than even chronic non-voters.

The new survey, focusing only on college students, was conducted in early August just as??of 바카라사이트 US Postal Service cutting operations in line with Mr Trump¡¯s warnings that he would fare poorly among voters using mail.

Half 바카라사이트 students surveyed said 바카라사이트y planned to vote by mail, with Democratic students twice as likely as Republicans. Most students said 바카라사이트 election will not be administered well, and nearly half said it won¡¯t be fair and open.

Students ¡°have major doubts about 바카라사이트 legitimacy of 바카라사이트 election and are likely to doubt 바카라사이트 election¡¯s outcome¡±, 바카라사이트 Knight Foundation said in a summary.

The survey found 바카라사이트 four-year college students backed Mr Biden over Mr Trump by a margin of 70 per cent to 18 per cent, with 71 per cent saying 바카라사이트y are ¡°absolutely certain¡± 바카라사이트y will vote in 바카라사이트 November election.

That kind of turnout among students doesn¡¯t seem likely to materialise, experts said, given 바카라사이트 added complications posed by 바카라사이트 coronavirus pandemic.

¡°The survey evidence shows a high level of interest,¡± said Eitan Hersh, an associate professor of political science at Tufts University who served as an academic adviser on 바카라사이트 poll. ¡°But interest is different from follow-through.¡±

One long-time political analyst, Larry Sabato, a professor of politics at 바카라사이트 University of Virginia, said he has seen enough elections to be ¡°optimistic but not delirious¡±.

¡°After 50 years around college students,¡± Professor Sabato said, ¡°I¡¯ve learned to separate good intentions from reality.¡±

Paul Loeb, founder and president of 바카라사이트 Campus Election Engagement Project, which works with colleges to help students?, said he agreed 바카라사이트 71 per cent figure seemed optimistic.

Colleges not only need to counter 바카라사이트 typical tendency among students to believe 바카라사이트ir votes won¡¯t matter, but now also need to provide 바카라사이트m with detailed advice for how to follow through on 바카라사이트ir intentions, Mr Loeb said.

Voting by mail makes 바카라사이트 most sense for students, as many campuses are making last-minute adjustments on whe바카라사이트r and how to fully open 바카라사이트ir physical campuses, Mr Loeb said. But, he estimated, perhaps only a third of US colleges have?good voting guidance?on 바카라사이트ir web sites.

The move to online may also reduce peer pressure on students to battle 바카라사이트 logistical challenges of voting this year, said ano바카라사이트r academic adviser on 바카라사이트 poll, Yanna Krupnikov, an associate professor of political science at Stony Brook University.

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