With the U.S. economy still struggling, students are finding their job searches after college unsuccessful — and they’re blaming it on the current political administration, some experts said.
According to a study conducted by the Pew Research Center, there has been a 14 percent decrease in the number of registered young Democratic voters from 2008 to 2009.
At the University of Iowa, student Democrats haven’t seen their membership decline, but attendance at the UI College Republicans first meeting almost tripled this year.
About 70 people attended the meeting, up from an average of 25, said Natalie Ginty, Chairwoman of the UI College Republicans.
Ginty said she is not surprised by this increase in interest.
“All those young people are graduating college and they need a job and they’ve seen that Obama and his Democratic congress have not given answers to these problems,” she said.
And that’s likely why so many students are backing away from the Democrats, said Richard Niemi, a political science professor at the University of Rochester.
Many young voters’ main concern is finding a job after college, which contributes to their anger at President Obama when they’re unable to do so, he said.
The UI Democrats’ membership has not been affected.
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