It seems Kamala wasn’t so “brat” after all.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ extensive youth outreach failed to materialize in the voting booth — as the usually solidly Democratic voting bloc came out in large numbers for President-elect Donald Trump.
Among those in the coveted 18-29 age group, Harris beat Trump 55% to 42%, a margin of just 13 points, according to estimates from exit polls conducted by Edison Research for the National Election Pool.
This represents a significant underperformance compared to President Joe Biden’s 2020 election showing, in which he took the youth vote by a sturdy 24%, besting Trump 60% to 36%.
The results flew in the face of the Harvard Youth Poll released barely two weeks ago, which had Harris leading the former president by 20 points among the 18-29 crowd — and 28 points among likely voters.
Overall, Trump gained 6% among Gen Z voters — those born between roughly 1997 and 2012 — while Harris slid by 5%.
