LEMON DROP | The Kids Aren't Alright: The Gen Z Political Divide

The Don Lemon Show

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🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Don sits down with the CEO of BridgeUSA, Manu Meel to discuss the political divide plaguing Gen Z. How can we bridge the gap? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Every runner knows the moment when everything clicks.
0:04.0	When your legs lock into a rhythm, the aches float away and doubts fade.
0:08.0	Replaced by a feeling of euphoria.
0:12.0	It's why you lace up at dawn.
0:15.0	Why a little rain doesn't stop you.
0:17.0	Why one run turns into a habit.
0:24.3	So next time you go for a run, chase that runs high.
0:45.3	Learn more about running and go wild at puma.com. The kids are not all right. The kids are not all right.
0:46.8	I've been saying that for a couple of months now.
0:49.1	And now I have the evidence to back it up.
0:50.9	So I want you to check this out.
0:52.3	This is a brand new polling.
0:54.1	It's out of Yale
0:54.7	University. What does it say? It says there's a sharp divide emerging within Gen Z voters,
1:01.4	folks between the ages of 22 and 29 years old. They are D plus six, which is like
1:08.1	Democrats plus six, right? But the youngest, the folks between 18 and 21,
1:12.9	they are are plus 12. What is going on here? Because usually you think young folks, you think
1:19.4	like maybe more liberal, maybe more Democratic on the Democratic side. So it is a matter of,
1:25.3	is it a matter of young folks at the job market versus young folks who are not in the job market?
1:29.8	Is it a matter of TikTok rotting young Americans' brains?
1:32.8	Is it a combination?
1:34.2	Let's break it down.
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