They are inexperienced and mostly too busy with their lives to think about politics.
One of my boys (29) says that I don't realize that most of the younger set don't watch "news" from the MSM or FOX. He says that since cable is rather expensive, most opt for the internet, and get their news in the form of comedy-news-commentary feeds like Colbert and The Daily Show (at least before they put in Trevor Noah). Garbage in, garbage out.
You should add Bill Mayer’s show to young folks news sources.