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Hello and welcome to The Excerpt. I'm Dana Taylor. Today is Thursday October 17th, 2024 and this is a special episode of the

excerpt. How will black voters impact the 2024 election? Is there a significant

generational divide when it comes to engaging in politics and when it

comes to choosing a political party. USA Today reporters looked at a variety of

issues and topics ranging from climate change to retirement planning through the lens of generations

old aging and young.

USA Today National columnist Suzette Hackney spoke with black voters from Gen Z to Boomers across swing states to

gauge how they're feeling about the 2024 presidential election.

Thanks for joining me, Suzette.

Hi there, Dana. Thank you for having me.

Shezette, like you, I grew up in a household

where I was taught.

It was imperative to vote.

Shortly after my 18th birthday, my mother said, let's go, she didn't ask, we just went and I registered.

In your reporting, you cited polls showing

that more black Americans are now on the fence

about whether they're going to vote this November compared to four years ago.

Some of those polls were taken when President Biden was still in the race.

Has that shifted at all? What are you seeing there?

There has certainly been a shift. When I started this project, I'd say about six months ago,

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