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..."We can turn this county blue if we focus on young people," said Rosemary Dukelow, voter outreach coordinator for the Placer County Democratic Party.
..."It's easier for them to identify with someone five years older than them than someone 35 years older than them," said Landon Wolf, the 29-year-old chairman of the Placer County Young Republicans.
...Young Democrats tried in recent years to start clubs in Placer and neighboring El Dorado County, but "they flopped," said Daniel Stephenson, executive vice chair of the El Dorado County Democratic Party's Central Committee.
..."But I'm disappointed by the party's support for people who don't represent youth interests."
...Lewis, who plans to vote for Sanders in the March 3 primary, said that young people want bold plans for debt-free education and affordable healthcare but that "the party establishment in rural areas is a little hesitant to push for these ideas."
...In Loomis, a town of 6,800 people straddling Interstate 80, a group of young activists at Del Oro High School said climate change is a higher priority than party politics.
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