My baby is growing up
My baby is turning 18 this year and already has a plan in place to register on his 18th birthday, I swear it was only yesterday he took his first steps or in his case first run. He was raised on a...
View ArticleOur Kailua-Kona Costco Run of 31 March, 2020: an Exercise in Reflection
You know, it was like a scene out of a rejected Rod Serling skit yesterday. My wife and I decided to make the 2 hour drive to the other side of the Big Island before the sunrise to take advantage of...
View ArticleHere's what progressive groups are asking of Joe Biden for the general...
After Sen. Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign for president, a number of progressives took to Twitter to discuss what they hope to see from former vice president and likely nominee Joe Biden....
View ArticleThe Young Don't Come Here
It’s time to have a roll call. I don’t have access, but I’m gonna bet, based on comments and articles written, that the average Daily Kos commenter is well over 40. Maybe even older. Over the past...
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Biden and the "Youth" Vote (aka Bernie Supporters)
There has been a growing concern expressed about the need to attract the “Bernie” vote which was comprised of progressives of all ages but also a large number of Millennials and GenZ voters. But while...
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Black Voices Matter, Too
You may know me from Twitter as "Politidope" or at least you know someone who does. If you lived in Downtown Richmond, VA around 2012, you remember me as the tall black guy with braces asking folks,...
View ArticleTrump is losing it, Activating the young vote, DNC review.
It sure looks like Trump is losing it. Delilah Agho-Otoghile discusses the young vote and more. We talk about the DNC and its aftermath.Delilah Agho-Otoghile talks 2020 election, youth vote, &...
View ArticleSky High Youth Vote Enthusiasm: 63% in 2020 vs. 47% in 2016 intend to vote;...
The poll found 63% of respondents (age 18-29) indicated they will “definitely be voting,” compared to 47% during this same time before the 2016 presidential election.Young voter enthusiasm and the...
View ArticleThis Is What This Election Looks Like Among Voters Under 35 - The Future of...
Source: www.axios.com/…Also, for those who argue that voters inevitably grow more conservative as they age, that theory has now been widely debunked by numerous studies. What seems to happen instead is...
View ArticleOur secret weapon this election? Texting millennials.
Turning swing state voters out to their polls or their mail-in ballot box is going to make or break whether we can reclaim the White House and flip the U.S. Senate. With young voters quickly becoming...
View ArticleOne of the most popular GOTV activities, but space is limited
The election is almost over—and one reason I’m cautiously optimistic is the youth vote. Despite millions of students displaced from college campuses due to the coronavirus, the enthusiasm of voters...
View ArticleYoung Americans came out in droves to cast first-time votes—and it’s having...
Young voters brought the heat to this election year. Millennials and Gen Z not only made a wave in voter turnout but encouraged others to do so via technology and social media. Since the start of the...
View ArticleThis week on The Brief: How Native-led groups flipped Arizona, key lessons...
On this week’s episode of The Brief, hosts Markos Moulitsas and Kerry Eleveld continued to to analyze 2020’s election outcomes and parse the specific lessons we can learn from organizers of color who...
View ArticleThis week on The Brief: Young voters, corporate accountability, and canceling...
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...
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Republicans' Last Desperate Stand
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View ArticleThe census confirms that the future of America is less and less white, in...
So, how about that census? Daily Kos contributor David Jarman has an extensive overview here of the winners and losers. Thematically, the story is that cities grew, suburbs grew, the Latino and Asian...
View ArticleWhy young people need to vote in massive numbers, and how you can help.
A critical reason for the 2020 election result was massive turnout of young voters, whose record participation made the difference: 52.5% of voters 18-29 turned out in 2020, compared with 32.6% in 2018...
View ArticleLet's Politicize The $#@! Out of This Tragedy
A suggestion for all Democrats in office and those seeking to be elected: Every single time after yet another mass shooting in our country, whenever anyone mentions anything to do with the problem of...
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📌ThisWeekInTheWarOnWomen: Young women, especially women of color, are...
📌 from TheConversation Although voters age 18-29 have historically been the least likely age-cohort to vote, 78% of them favor legal abortion and 69% disapprove of Dobbs, compared to roughly 62% of...
View ArticleA Week in the Life of a College Music Student Running for Office
This weekend concludes my first week back on campus, and I thought it would be interesting to provide a look into what that looks like!My name is Zach Coltrain and I am a 19-year-old college student...
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