Young Voters Are Voicing Discontent: ‘I Don’t Want a Biden-Trump Rematch’

The first time Lucy VanDyke voted for president, she reluctantly supported Joseph R. Biden Jr. But she says she won’t be doing that again.

Like many young voters, Ms. VanDyke, a 23-year-old independent from Grand Rapids, Mich., is unhappy with Mr. Biden’s stewardship of the economy, his support for Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, and she has concerns about his age. Should President Biden face Donald J. Trump again, Ms. VanDyke says she would support a third-party candidate.

“I don’t want a Biden-Trump rematch,” said Ms. VanDyke, a mental health research assistant. “I know people can say, ‘Your voice doesn’t matter if you vote independent.’ But the more that people vote independent, even if that candidate doesn’t win, it shows that people are unhappy.”