When Republican Nikki Hailey announced she was running for president this week,

she called for a new generation of political leadership. Hailey is Generation X,

but much younger Republicans are clamoring for power at the state and local levels.

And they're worried.

This is Let's Find Common Ground. I'm Ashley Muntite.

And I'm Richard Davies, almost 70% of Generation Z voted for Democrats in November's midterm

elections. A pretty devastating number for Republicans and their party that's trying to ditch

its reputation as being the home of all white men. In the last episode, we looked at why Democrats

are failing with rural voters. This time we ask why the GOP does so badly with young ones.

So Richard, Generation Z is often described as overwhelmingly liberal, right?

Well, not just liberal, but even progressive and sometimes socialist. There are polls of Generation Z

suggesting that they have graved doubts about capitalism, just one example of how far left many

young people are. Right, and they have strong feelings on abortion, gun violence, climate change.

But in this show, we speak to two young Republicans who say it's just not that simple.

Yeah, our guests say that if the GOP actually put more effort into marketing to young people

and social media outreach, they could win over a lot of people in their teens and 20s.

You're going to hear from Joe Mitchell. He's a former state congressman from Iowa. He was

elected to the Iowa House of Representatives at just 21. He's also the president and founder of

Run Gen Z, a nonprofit that recruits and mentors the next generation of conservative leaders.

Also joining us is Caroline Leffitt. She ran for Congress in New Hampshire last year

and secured the nomination in the state's first congressional district at 25.

Previously, she'd worked in the White House as Assistant Press Secretary to President Trump.

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