8 in 10 young voters say their generation would run the country better

Voters aged 18 to 34 take a dim view of American politics' functionality and suspect their generation could do better, per poll results published Monday by The Associated Press, NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, and MTV. A majority of young voters believe they cannot have much influence on government, and more than two thirds say elected officials don't really listen to what they have to say. Despite this pessimism, 63 percent said voting in the midterms would give young people "some say ...