Gen Z voters 'amped up' by Kamala Harris nomination at DNC
First-time voters at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago say they are "amped up" by Kamala Harris's candidacy for the US presidency. "Before Kamala was our nominee, it was two old guys," a first-time voter from Kentucky tells AFP.
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00:00I mean, before Kamala was our nominee, it was two old guys.
00:07It amps us up.
00:08You know, before it was just like, okay, you know, here we go with the same process again
00:13that we had to go through in 2020.
00:15But you know, now I feel like, you know, rejuvenated.
00:17And my friends were talking about it more.
00:20It's like, it's more than just politics.
00:21It's like, now we see how it relates to us because we see ourselves in a position of
00:25power.
00:27Before, when Joe Biden was still our candidate, most of the TikTok videos that were about
00:32Joe Biden were negative.
00:33Now most of the TikTok videos that are about Kamala Harris are positive.
00:38So the tides have completely turned in the opposite direction.
00:41I think Kamala as a candidate is more reflective of young America.
00:45You know, we're one of the most diverse generations.
00:47We're, I mean, she's also like, you know, the child of immigrants, which is something
00:50that I feel like is definitely resonates with a lot of Americans, a lot of my friends that
00:54are also immigrants and people of color.
00:57So I think she's just genuinely a more exciting candidate to vote for than Biden was.
01:01Young voters are a lot more excited about Kamala Harris because we believe she is more
01:06amenable to issues, all the issues like reproductive freedom and climate change mentioned before,
01:12and most immediately, an urgency, saving lives by ending the genocide in Gaza.
01:17Except, I hope, smell your child's name, which I do.