It's not the first election upended by the internet and social media, but this year we've seen

the extent of how powerful these

avenues are for candidates. From Vice President Kamala Harris's viral campaign

moments to both candidates use of podcasters this election

but how powerful are the internet can shake up an election but how powerful

are the tides of the internet for a presidential candidate how much power to

sway voters do influencers really have?

We get into it after the break.

And later we sit down with Gen Z voters to hear what issues matter most to them, their

thoughts on misinformation, and more.

I'm Jen White.

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where we get to the heart of the story.

Stay with us backwell, a technology reporter at the Washington Post to discuss

the power of social media in this presidential race.

We started by discussing Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign.

Drew got to speak with Harris's Tik-Toc team, which is made up entirely of Gen Z staffers. Here were some of Drew's

takeaways about the content the team creates. They are making things that will

get people's attention. That is the driving goal. They want to make videos that position her as somebody who is not just

smart, talented, capable, but also, you know, with it that speaks the language of the people

there reaching on Tik-Tok and Instagram and they're funny.

I mean, they're creating images and memes and videos that are just very of the time and of the moment and they are really quickly

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