Young voters are craving inspiration from Joe Biden

The United States of America is currently in great unrest, due to the rise of different protests caused by the death of a black American George Floyd killed by a white police officer. We should also not forget that there is a presidential campaign ongoing before the pandemic outbreak.

Many have expected President Trump to do more, but without a doubt, he has done what a leader should do. Though in this there is a stiff competitor Joe Biden and Biden on the other hand is yet to gain the support of the people.

Let’s get a glimpse as Joe Biden struggled to win over young voters in the Democratic primary.

Now, as the 77-year-old turns his sights to the general election, many young people — a number of whom rallied behind some of his more progressive rivals in the primary — want to see if the presumptive Democratic nominee can give them the inspiration and bold change that they crave.

Ja’mal Green, a 24-year-old activist from Chicago, said young people want “a candidate who is going to change their lives.” Green was in Minneapolis over the weekend protesting the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody after a white officer kneeled on his neck.

“What it all boils down to is: Can Joe Biden be bold for America? We need him to start being bold,” Green said.

“What is he going to do to about police shooting people because of the color of their skin?”

Green supported Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the 2016 and 2020 primaries, and pointed to criminal justice reform, “Medicare for All,” the climate crisis and the elimination of student debt as key issues for young voters.

If Biden does not move to the left on these issues, Green said he and young people on the left of the political spectrum “won’t support either candidate.”

Biden has in recent weeks ramped up efforts to engage young voters.

By Ayooluwa Joshua