Quick Take: Why Isn't the GOP Attracting Young Voters?

The Michael Steele Podcast

The Bulwark

Politics, Government, History, News

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🗓️ 24 December 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Michael speaks with Victor Shi and Marianna Pecora about what is causing Gen Z voters to show up in historic numbers. They discuss electing the first Gen Z member of Congress, how our education system can help young voters become more engaged and what sets Generation Z apart from other generations.

This is an excerpt from the episode " Gen Z Are Building the Future They Want to See: With Victor Shi and Marianna Pecora"

Victor Shi is a Former White House Intern, host of On the Move with Victor Shi, Co-host of iGen Politics and Strategy Director of Voters of Tomorrow.

Marianna Pecora is Deputy Communications Director for Digital Engagement at Voters of Tomorrow, a Gen Z-led movement that engages, educates, and represents youth in politics.

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Follow Victor on Twitter @Victorshi2020, Marianna @MariannaPecora, Michael @MichaelSteele and the podcast Twitter @steele_podcast.

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0:00.0	Hey, Michael Steel Podcast listeners, Michael Steel here with another quick take from the
0:12.5	Michael Steel Podcast.
0:14.3	Check out what's going on right now.
0:17.1	Welcome back everyone to the Michael Steel Podcast.
0:19.9	We're engaged in a, I think a very helpful and insightful conversation around the emerging
0:27.0	strength and growth of Gen Z voters who are really reshaping the political landscape,
0:34.3	particularly with the election of someone like a Maxwell Frost, the level of voter or
0:39.5	sustaining high level of voter turnout among Gen Z voters, younger voters with our guests,
0:47.2	Mariana Prakora and a Victor Shi from the voters of tomorrow.
0:53.5	So let's do a little politics unpacking here and kind of get into the makeup of the
1:02.8	Gen Z voter.
1:04.3	I've been reading a number of things that has a very interesting picture of a Gen Z voter.
1:12.0	They tend to be a little bit more center right than one would really think of young voters
1:18.0	as like these flaming levels.
1:20.5	But it's not in the traditional sense, I mean, it may be around some economic issues, it
1:25.3	may be around some other issues around free speech or whatever.
1:33.2	How would you describe your Gen Z voters that you're working with and running into on college
1:39.6	campuses across the country?
1:41.1	Because I would almost say that there is a lot of play certainly in conservative circles
1:47.7	where they like to throw up the UCLA's and the Harvard's where a conservative speaker
1:53.9	is shout it down and they want to take that and launch into this sort of right wing
1:58.4	screen that see these young people are not welcoming of conservative thought.
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