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    Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke battle for younger voters

    by Janet Hook, Los Angeles Times Apr 01, 2019 4 minutes

    WASHINGTON - Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Rep. Beto O'Rourke could hardly be more different, but UCLA senior Tim Hoffmann finds himself interested in both Democratic presidential candidates.

    He attended a rally for Sanders - the blunt-spoken 77-year-old democratic socialist from Vermont - and found his passion riveting. But Hoffmann was so drawn to O'Rourke - the upbeat 46-year-old capitalist from Texas - that he bought a Beto T-shirt from the candidate's unsuccessful 2018 Senate campaign.

    Hoffmann is part of a younger generation of voters that is reshaping U.S. politics, and both Sanders and O'Rourke have been magnets for them. More liberal, more diverse and more digitally savvy than their elders, the under-30 crowd voted in droves for Sanders

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