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Eighteen to 24-year-olds have the potential to have a huge impact on this year's midterm elections. Democratic and Republican constituents, advocacy groups, and bipartisan organizations have worked to ensure that young people get registered and vote. 

How big could the impact of their vote be? What's the likelihood of high youth voter turnout? MPR News host Kerri Miller sat down with two experts to get their take on young voter turnout. 

 — director of CIRCLE (the Center of information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) at Tufts' University

 — professor of political science at Menlo College in Atherton, California

 You can listen to the whole discussion using the audio player above.

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Both Democrats and Republicans are doubling efforts to gain young voter support. How much power do young people wield in this year's midterms?

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