PHILADELPHIA — “Angry," "exasperated," "worried," "stressed" and
"scared" were the responses from back-to-back focus groups here of a
combined 20 African-American millennials, who were asked to describe how
they feel about American politics.
These young voters from a key 2016
battleground state also expressed deep pessimism about the political
process and their voices in it.
"I feel like I can't make the impact I want," said a 25-year-old man who recently got his college degree.
"I'm outnumbered," said a 33-year-old female payroll analyst.
"I feel like Trump is tearing everything down," added a 24-year-old woman who's a front desk supervisor.
"I don't think what I have to say really
matters," said an 18-year-old community college student. "I am a
minority," the woman added.
“Our votes don’t really count,” said a 24-year-old professional dancer.
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