John Della VolpeVerified account

This assessment is simply not true and not based on actual data coming out real research institutions @ideas42 did full review of behavioral science around voter participation at colleges which you can view which provides much more nuanced view: http://www.ideas42.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ideas42-Student-Voting-Brief.pdf … (1/?) https://twitter.com/dellavolpe/status/970353254117838849 …

How can we say candidates (& strategies) aren’t factor in voter turnout? Do you believe youth turnout would have been same regardless of whether it was Obama, Sanders or Clinton on ballot? Some make youth priority, others don’t. I know research well, our data cited in report.

Why would these explanations be mutually exclusive? Candidates generate some level of enthusiasm. Actions by campuses (and probably others) can still have impact, even if the strength of the effect will be determined in part by interest in the candidates.