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Members of the Millennial generation aren’t as politically engaged as many make them out to be, according to findings in PRRI’s millennial report. What’s more, when millennials do participate, they tend to take on activities that don’t take an exorbitant amount of effort—unless typing your name or clicking “like” counts as labor-intensive. Of the seven political activities provided in the survey, PRRI finds that millennials (age 18-35) are more likely […]<\/p>\n
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