We’ve heard plenty about millennials over this campaign cycle, so it might be worth clarifying just who these young people are. While there’s no definite age cutoff, the Pew Research Center specifically defines millennials as those born after 1980. (Ironically, a Pew poll conducted last fall determined that most millennials chafe at being called “millennials,” a label nearly 60 percent of them equate with the term “self-absorbed.”)
However they’re defined, millennials are a coveted prize in the 2016 elections, and today they’re dominating Twitter’s trending topics with the hashtag, #GetMillennialsToVoteIn5Words.
No please! Don't vote okay? #GetMillennialsToVoteIn5Words
— Böb Jänke (@Bob_Janke) March 19, 2016
Seriously though, please don't vote millennials.#GetMillennialsToVoteIn5Words
— Lauren Southern (@Lauren_Southern) March 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/EricKjos/status/711181787565690884
https://twitter.com/Jarmadillos/status/711202806502334464
https://twitter.com/corporatemodel/status/711286723544748034
Some food for thought for those who believe it’s wrong to dissuade millennials from casting their vote at the ballot box. (Admittedly it’s taken out of context, but we couldn’t resist.)
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/711287116890816513
https://twitter.com/sassone/status/711292262077042688
@mattyglesias No wonder I don't like Vox. Millennials…
— Alain Habimana (@Dizeye) March 19, 2016
Heavy sarcasm incoming.
https://twitter.com/ColeMcNeely/status/711259881634930689
participant trophy for every voter pic.twitter.com/NCPBQf1A2N
— SophieDiddles (@sophie_diddles) March 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/roeu812/status/711175634697846784
https://twitter.com/MarkDice/status/711244244661342208
#GetMillennialsToVoteIn5Words Come Get Your "Participant" Sticker
— Razor (@hale_razor) March 19, 2016
Voting Booth's also Selfie Booth #GetMillennialsToVoteIn5Words
— Lance Gould (@lancegould) March 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/nmrussell2/status/711260814972461056
Get free guacamole at Chipotle #GetMillennialsToVoteIn5Words
— Secia G (@Nessa_Star4) March 19, 2016
Ballot consists of only emojis#GetMillennialsToVoteIn5Words
— Brian Whelmingly (@Chewbacca_Sound) March 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/GuapoFlames/status/711176227663446017
Take away their manbun rights.#GetMillennialsToVoteIn5Words
— Pumpkin Spice Jones (@SadlyCatless) March 19, 2016
Free hoverboard giveaway in here #GetMillennialsToVoteIn5Words
— Heeeere's Johnny!! (@Johnsense38) March 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/6ame/status/711291983604686853
It is all about you! #GetMillennialsToVoteIn5Words
— Guy Gatenby (@guy_gatenby) March 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/funandonly/status/711183446232543232