Millennials Will Vote to Shake Up Wall Street. Right?

Guess again. Young people care most about the economy and terror, just like their parents, a Harvard survey finds.
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Most of us realize we're becoming our parents in middle age. It looks as if millennials are getting a head start in the voting booth.

Asked to rank a list of issues in order of importance to them when considering a presidential candidate, millennials gave priority to the economy and terrorism, just like voters in general. The survey, of 1,000 Americans aged 18-29 was done by the Harvard Institute of Politics.