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Woah: America's youngest voters have turned on Obama in a BIG way

Woah: America's youngest voters have turned on Obama in a BIG way

Forget the fact that his approval rating has dipped below 40%. America's youngest voters -- members of the so-called "millenial" generation -- are turning on President Obama en masse. According to a new study from Harvard University's Insitute of Politics, a majority of these young voters aged 18 to 25 actually support throwing Obama out of office.

Obama supporters: The Few. The Proud. The #WHYouth.

The National Journal reports:

The survey, part of a unique 13-year study of the attitudes of young adults, finds that America's rising generation is worried about its future, disillusioned with the U.S. political system, strongly opposed to the government's domestic surveillance apparatus, and drifting away from both major parties. "Young Americans hold the president, Congress and the federal government in less esteem almost by the day, and the level of engagement they are having in politics are also on the decline," reads the IOP's analysis of its poll. "Millennials are losing touch with government and its programs because they believe government is losing touch with them."

The results blow a gaping hole in the belief among many Democrats that Obama's two elections signaled a durable grip on the youth vote.

Indeed, millennials are not so hot on their president.

Obama's approval rating among young Americans is just 41 percent, down 11 points from a year ago, and now tracking with all adults. While 55 percent said they voted for Obama in 2012, only 46 percent said they would do so again.

When asked if they would want to recall various elected officials, 45 percent of millennials said they would oust their member of Congress; 52 percent replied "all members of Congress" should go; and 47 percent said they would recall Obama. The recall-Obama figure was even higher among the youngest millennials, ages 18 to 24, at 52 percent.

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