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Exclusive poll: Most college students shrug at nationwide protests
Sareen Habeshian
May 7, 2024

College protests against Israel’s war in Gaza are dominating headlines. But only a sliver of students are participating or view it as a top issue, according to a new Generation Lab survey shared exclusively with Axios. The poll hints that the war — and the accompanying protests — might not hurt President Biden’s election prospects among young voters as much as previously thought. Only a small minority (8%) of college students have participated in either side of the protests, the survey of 1,250 college students found. Students ranked the conflict in the Middle East as the least important issue facing them out of nine options. It landed behind health care reform, racial justice and civil rights, economic fairness and opportunity, education funding and access, and climate change. READ MORE