Last election cycle, Democrats were able to capture the trifecta of the White House, the U.S. House, and the U.S. Senate by thin margins. On this week’s episode of The Brief, hosts Markos Moulitsas and Kerry Eleveld break down the fragile coalition—young people, people of color, and LGBTQ folks—Democrats pulled together to eke out victory in 2020 and why losing just one of those groups could spell doom for their prospects in 2022 and 2024. In particular, a surge in turnout among young voters (aged 18-29) made a huge difference in deciding the presidential election and several competitive downballot races in 2020. Guest Ben Wessel, former executive director of NextGen America and a passionate advocate for increasing the youth vote, joined to offer his thoughts on how and why we can get more young Americans involved as reliable voters and activists.
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