American gen Z voters share how they feel about Kamala Harris’s presidential bid, why they like or dislike her as a candidate and whether they think she could beat Donald Trump, as the vice-president races towards winning the Democratic nomination for November’s election.
‘I think she’s just what we need’
“I think [Kamala Harris] is the only one that makes sense. She will get the votes Biden couldn’t. She could get the Black, Asian, Latino, women’s, LGBTQ+ and youth votes. She stands more for progress and equality than an old white dude and if she wins it will be historic. The Democrats need a bold move and I think she’s just what we need.
“I hope the Democrats realize what an opportunity this is for them.” Will, 22, construction worker from Portland, Oregon
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i doubt this is a significant voter motivation across the youth. You think gen z voters are going to vote for someone who wasn’t biden just because of palestine? Only the disillusioned right wingers are voting for RFK jr, and even those people are fucking insane. They might not be happy voting for biden, but it’s not like you really have any other options, other than not voting, obviously, which is likely why we saw an increase amongst registered voters.
its definitely going to get worse as it goes forward, but that happens for almost every president. There is nothing that changes that.
I suppose kamala might shoot herself in the foot later on, but honestly, i’m not expecting her to do that, i imagine she knows how to read the room significantly.
people are excited about joe stepping down because of his disastrous debate performance, and his apparent decline over time. Also he’s 80 something years old. Nobody wants an 80 year old president.