Young voters helped decide the 2020 election in Pa. Will they turn out for a Biden-Trump rematch?

“It’s your job to fix the mess that we have created,” Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Wayne Walters told students at a youth voting event in Oakland on March 15. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) High school and college-age voters in Allegheny County say they are frustrated, unenthused and even scared of the political situation in the country as the primary election looms. by Charlie Wolfson, PublicSource The 2024 presidential election is shaping up as a repeat, but some voters are experiencing it for the first time. Thousands of young people are aging into the voter rolls this year, arriving to a political and societal landscape that has even seasoned voters scratching their heads. Democracy & Doubt Pittsburgh navigates trust and choice in the 2024 election season “Horrible,” said Nora Zangana, a senior at Pittsburgh Sci-Tech, to describe how she feels about voting this year for the first time. “I’m scared. I don’t know what’s happening.” While gaining the right to vote can inspire, some teenage voters are put off by the state of current events in America and the world. With the presidential election likely to come down to a few states decided by narrow margins, the contest between two elderly...