The New Rules of the Youth Vote
This election was not about conservative drift, Gen Z is redefining politics with pragmatism, skepticism, and complexity
The Backdrop
On paper, 2024 should have been a Democratic youth vote triumph. With abortion rights under threat, climate change accelerating, and student debt relief on the ballot, the conventional wisdom saw young voters as Harris's firewall. Instead, her narrow margin among voters under 30 (NEP: +11; AP VoteCast: +5) revealed something far more consequ…
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