347: Gen Z: The "Social" Party
The Lincoln Project
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🗓️ 11 June 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of the LP Podcast, host Rick Wilson talks to Kwame Jackson and Jason Palmer of Together! PAC, which is a common sense movement that aims to engage young people in politics in a more impactful and honest way. From posting six-second, attention-span-friendly ads on TikTok to collaborating with gaming influencers on Twitch, Together! PAC provides a platform for young people to communicate, raises money for causes impacting our country's youth, and implements a blueprint for gen-z to actively participate in their political future.
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| 0:00.0 | Your task will not be an easy one. |
| 0:02.6 | Your enemy is well trained, well equipped, and battle-hardy. |
| 0:06.0 | There is not a liberal America and a conservative America. |
| 0:10.0 | There is the United States of America. |
| 0:15.0 | Good night and good luck. |
| 0:17.0 | Hey folks, welcome back to the Lincoln Project podcast. |
| 0:20.0 | I am your host, Rick Wilson. I am |
| 0:22.0 | joined today by Kwame Jackson and Jason Palmer. These guys are absolutely interesting to me because |
| 0:29.2 | they are involved in Together. And Together Pack is a common sense movement to get people to engage in politics in a different way. |
| 0:39.7 | And to engage in politics, I think, in a more impactful and honest way. |
| 0:44.0 | Okay, Kwame, I got to ask you the question because it bubbled up in the news this week. |
| 0:48.7 | Just a little bit. |
| 0:50.0 | You know, I have to ask you the question. |
| 0:54.8 | What was that experience like seeing that sort of reminder of Trump's character and behavior? |
| 1:01.5 | And if you want to share any stories, we are always open to hearing a little bit more about how somebody who were like really sought up close experienced uh, experienced it. Well, you know, Rick, I'm always okay with a little Trump bashing, right? I'm somebody who got out early and got out off. I'm your uncle Barry. Yeah, I got out early and got out often and spoke against, you know, his character, his judgment, his decision-making, his wisdom, |
| 1:28.3 | and just his temperament for the job, way back in 2015. And I know you and I were both on a |
| 1:33.4 | lot of that. And, you know, unfortunately, they didn't listen in that election. And we got four |
| 1:38.3 | years of Trump. And then hopefully we'll be able to kind of stop some of that momentum going to |
| 1:42.6 | 2024. But for me, that constant |
| 1:45.4 | reminder of who Trump is over and over is something that has never left me since I, you know, |
| 1:52.3 | got off the apprentice. You know, I joined the apprentice in 2004 when it was a fun, you know, |
| 1:57.0 | entrepreneurial NBC exploration show. And I think, you know, this could be a great platform to brand myself as an entrepreneur, |
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