The Democratic Party's looking to the future by giving influencers unprecedented access at the DNC ... so says a political influencer who's attending this week in Chicago.
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00:00What has it been like for you being in there and actually getting access to a lot to the
00:09candidates and to other party members?
00:12Well, listen, I was invited to the convention along with a number of other social media
00:17creators, honestly, because I think the Democrats are smart, right?
00:20They know that a lot of people, for good reason, don't really trust broadcast media and mainstream
00:24media like they used to.
00:26And a growing majority get their news from independent sources like me.
00:30So they invited us in order to kind of meet people where they were, right?
00:34To really get into their homes and say, like, here's what we're trying to say.
00:37Here's what we believe in.
00:38And I hope you will pay attention.
00:39They're looking to connect.
00:41Lee, has there been any tension on the floor at the convention between, like you say, the
00:45traditional journalists and now the news?
00:48We weren't necessarily getting the same access that yourself and other creators are.
00:52I think any newbie coming up, you know, we're like the freshman class.
00:57You don't want to see the freshman playing with the varsity team.
01:00I think there's always going to be some sort of sour grapes, but I haven't seen it personally.
01:04They have they still have their old way of doing things.
01:07They have big studios that they set up in.
01:10It's a really neat way for the Democratic Party to reach out to the American public
01:15in a way that they haven't been able to do in the past.
01:18And I think it's very clever.
01:19Are they inviting people who they know lean Democrat?
01:23Are they inviting people who are who are are they inviting people who may be Republican?
01:29Are they inviting people who are just down the line or is it only people who lean Democrat?
01:33And that's clear from their posts.
01:36I think anyone that believes in human rights, workers' rights, women's rights, that you
01:40should love who you love and read what you want to read and marry who you want to marry
01:43and get divorced if you want to get divorced.
01:45Any sort of liberal minded, open minded, classic American way of thinking falls under
01:51the Democratic umbrella these days.
01:53And so I don't even think you could say it's just Democratic creators that were involved.
01:59You're saying, did we did they invite 200 people that happened to in this current political
02:04moment lean liberal?
02:06Then yeah, probably, because you're going to find most people who are sharing their
02:10feelings online or talking about abortion or dancing are often going to be people who
02:15believe in gay rights, human rights, workers' rights.
02:18What we're doing is we're all reaching our own audiences and saying, hey, maybe you should
02:23be paying attention to politics at this moment in time.
02:26Maybe this is the moment to step up and say, do I have a voice here?
02:30Because at the end of the day, not paying attention to politics doesn't mean politics
02:33doesn't affect you.
02:34It means you can affect it.