So Labour are trying to pass legislation to give 16&17 year olds the vote - I would imagine this would largely be in the hope that they are more likely to vote left.
I think they actually risk a MAGA type response where algorithms will simply target those of that age and fire them with simplistic slogans about how much better life will be and all their problems will be solved. These are as likely to come from the right.
The challenges facing young people are very real - and more than any generation in the recent past they are perhaps more likely to be swayed by their feelings about their personal future than ideals about society. At 16/17 they may not be aware of the job and economic situation now but they are likely to be targeted relentlessly. We could see a very significant silent majority.
Chatting to my own teens and their friends I can see that many of them would be very susceptible to simple promises - look how the adult world responded to the promise of extra wealth and boom time due to Brexit slogans which had no base in reality.
I’m traditionally a soft lefty but am currently in the political wilderness. Just interested in how people think this would pan out.