'Gen Z feels the Kamalove': Youth-led groups see surge of energy around Harris campaign
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With Biden out of the race, many youth-led progressive organizations are now hoping Harris can overcome his faltering support among Gen Z and harness a new explosion of energy among young voters.

Youth-led progressive organizations have warned for months that Biden had a problem with young voters, pleading with the president to work more closely with them to refocus on the issues most important to younger generations or risk losing their votes. With Biden out of the race, many of these young leaders are now hoping Harris can overcome his faltering support among Gen Z and harness a new explosion of energy among young voters.

  • Stabbi@midwest.socialEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I’m not sure what “youth led groups” they are referring to because damn near every one I’ve seen says genocide is a dealbreaker.

    • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Is Harris even supporting the genocide? From what I’ve read, she’s at least no Biden, and certainly no Trump.

      • Schmoo@slrpnk.net
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        2 months ago

        While she is better than Biden, her condemnation of student protestors still rubbed lots of gen Z the wrong way, myself included. It won’t stop me from voting, but it does dispel the delusion that Kamala is anything more than another corporate liberal.

        • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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          2 months ago

          What condemnations were you concerned with? Most of her statements seem to have been generally non-committal on policy but supportive of protest. The only big negative statement I’m aware of recently was about the protest with “Hamas is coming” graffiti. Which like, yeah, that’s something that a politician should condemn. I feel kind of weird about her saying burning flags is super wrong, but I’m not that bothered by it.

    • mox@lemmy.sdf.org
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      2 months ago

      Sadly, the two-party system sometimes means there’s no way to do good without also undermining it.

      I hope first-past-the-post is replaced with a better voting system soon.