Ohio native and GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy told Iowans Thursday night he supports raising the minimum U.S. voting age from 18 to 25.
Ohio native and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy told Iowans Thursday night he supports raising the minimum U.S. voting age from 18 to 25.
The policy, Ramaswamy told a crowd at the Royal Flooring furniture store in Urbandale, Iowa is"ambitious," and some"will not agree with it." But he described it as a critical stepping stone for restoring"civic pride" and"American identity" among young people."I think it is a problem that young people don't vote enough in this country," Ramaswamy said."But if you make it something that you actually have to earn, you value it even more.
"Do I think 25 might be a little high? Yes," Nau said."But then again, you know, you learn a lot of things from 18 to 25." The Thursday event was designed by county Republican leaders to attract and engage young Republican voters; Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds introduced Ramaswamy and spoke briefly to the crowd.
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