The Great Divide: Women and young voters expected to change status quo

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As voters in the US take to the polls, two demographics are expected to have significant pull this time around. CGTN's Nathan King has more.

If Democrats are going to take back the U.S. Congress they'll need these voters and in full voice.

They are young and women-two groups that could decide this election. But young voters are notoriously fickle when it comes to voting. Will this time be different"

NAJUF MALIK FIRST-TIME VOTER "I think it will change with our generation, I know I'm voting I know all my friends are voting."

KATHERINE SCOTTY FIRST-TIME VOTER "I think all of us are doing a lot to help our fellow students to get out there, get registered."

The Tammy they are shouting for is Tammy Baldwin-one of only 23 women in the U.S. Senate. She's here to debate her Republican challenger, another woman-Leah Vukmir.

While there are many reasons why more women are choosing to run, the President's misogynist comments have been mentioned as a motivating factor. And it could well be a motivating factor in the voting booth. 2018 is already being dubbed the "Year of the Woman".

NATHAN KING MILWAUKEE "Now Democrats think that they've got their supporters fired-up for these midterms you can see that here, enough probably to win the House of Representatives, but the Senate looks much more difficult and the battle is raging."