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In Democrats' quest this fall to keep control of the US Senate, help from young voters may be scarce, a new poll finds. About 3 in 4 young adults have no definite intention of voting and disinterest is highest among Democrats.

Fewer than 1 in 4 young adults plans to definitely vote in the midterm elections this November, according to a new poll from Harvard Universitys Institute of Politics, which portrays a generation revolting against political parties and their politicking by simply withholding their votes.

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Among this group of 18- to 29-year-olds, often called Millennials, the disengagement is pronounced and more so among young Democrats than young Republicans. The poll portends that Democrats may have a tough time drumming up enthusiasm among their young constituents, a key part of the party's base, as they vie to retain control of the US Senate in the forthcoming midterm elections.

This poll, which queried about 3,000 people, turned up findings similar to those of a Pew Research Center poll last month that suggested that Millennials just arent partiers at least, not when it comes to political parties. In that poll, half of the young respondents characterized themselves as political independents, the highest level of political nonaffiliation that Pew had seen in 25 years of asking young people about their party identification.

Harvards poll, which has been conducted regularly since 2000, may point to the outcome of such political independence: If young people dont believe in political parties, theyre not likely to go to the polls for one.

Twenty-three percent of Millennials said they definitely plan to vote in the 2014 midterm elections, a drop of 11 percentage points from five months ago, and a drop of eight points from 2010, the Harvard poll found. That finding is consistent with a US Census Bureau report released earlier this month on voter turnout in presidential elections: Thirty-eight percent of eligible voters ages 18 to 24 cast ballots in 2012, down from about 44 percent in 2008 and about 42 percent in 2004.

Against that disinterest in political participation flaps a bleak backdrop of dissatisfaction with the US government.

Among Millennials, trust in every institution we tested is down, and cynicism of the political process is up,says Trey Grayson, director of the Harvard Institute of Politics, on a conference call with reporters on Tuesday.

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In Democrats' quest this fall to keep control of the US Senate, help from young voters may be scarce, a new poll finds. About 3 in 4 young adults have no definite intention of voting and disinterest is highest among Democrats.

Fewer than 1 in 4 young adults plans to definitely vote in the midterm elections this November, according to a new poll from Harvard Universitys Institute of Politics, which portrays a generation revolting against political parties and their politicking by simply withholding their votes.

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Among this group of 18- to 29-year-olds, often called Millennials, the disengagement is pronounced and more so among young Democrats than young Republicans. The poll portends that Democrats may have a tough time drumming up enthusiasm among their young constituents, a key part of the party's base, as they vie to retain control of the US Senate in the forthcoming midterm elections.

This poll, which queried about 3,000 people, turned up findings similar to those of a Pew Research Center poll last month that suggested that Millennials just arent partiers at least, not when it comes to political parties. In that poll, half of the young respondents characterized themselves as political independents, the highest level of political nonaffiliation that Pew had seen in 25 years of asking young people about their party identification.

Harvards poll, which has been conducted regularly since 2000, may point to the outcome of such political independence: If young people dont believe in political parties, theyre not likely to go to the polls for one.

Twenty-three percent of Millennials said they definitely plan to vote in the 2014 midterm elections, a drop of 11 percentage points from five months ago, and a drop of eight points from 2010, the Harvard poll found. That finding is consistent with a US Census Bureau report released earlier this month on voter turnout in presidential elections: Thirty-eight percent of eligible voters ages 18 to 24 cast ballots in 2012, down from about 44 percent in 2008 and about 42 percent in 2004.

Against that disinterest in political participation flaps a bleak backdrop of dissatisfaction with the US government.

Among Millennials, trust in every institution we tested is down, and cynicism of the political process is up,says Trey Grayson, director of the Harvard Institute of Politics, on a conference call with reporters on Tuesday.

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Democrats know theyre not likely to win back the House this fall. They are steeling themselves for a loss of Senate seats while hoping to hang on to a majority.

But in governors races, Democrats are on offense believing theyll be in better shape come January than they are now.

Just like Democrats picked up a large number of Senate seats in 2008 that the party has to defend this year, Republicans won a large number of governors races during the big tea party wave of 2010. This year, the GOP has to defend those seats, including a number in swing states and Democratic-leaning states.

So, Democrats are hoping to defeat Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who won office in Maine with a mere 38% of the vote four years ago, thanks largely to an independent candidate who splintered the vote.

Mr. LePage is at the top of both parties lists of most-endangered GOP governors, along with Govs. Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania and Rick Scott of Florida. Polling suggests that Messrs. Corbett and Scott face tough re-election races, and Democrats are likely to aim resources at both states.

The Democrats second tier of targets includes a trio of Midwestern governors Wisconsins Scott Walker, Michigans Rick Snyder and Ohios John Kasich each of whom has enacted Republican policies in states that twice voted for Barack Obama.

Democrats are also, for now at least, making longshot efforts in Georgia, South Carolina, Kansas and Arizona. Overall, Republicans now control 29 of 50 governors mansions.

The Journals Peter Nicholas writes today about Wisconsin and former bicycle-company executive Mary Burkes campaign to oust Gov. Mr. Walker. Ms. Burkes effort is squarely in the second tier of Democratic gubernatorial races, but she is symbolic of this years Democratic hopes.

The Democrats optimism is rooted in the fact that Mr. Obama won Wisconsin and the other five states where they are fighting hardest in 2012 by highlighting GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romneys views on womens health issues, such as his pledge to defund Planned Parenthood. Messrs. Walker and Kasich, Democrats argue, have already implemented essentially what Romney said he would do during the last campaigns in those states.

Ms. Burke, as Mr. Nicholas writes, is steering clear of the toxic labor wars that marked Mr. Walkers first term. Instead she is trying to define herself as a pro-business Democrat while attacking Mr. Walker on social issues and his failure to create the 250,000 jobs he promised when first running for governor four years ago. Mr. Walker responds that the unemployment rate has fallen in Wisconsin during his tenure and that the vast majority of people in the state are now better off.

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