A changing of the guard is upon us. Or should be. Millennials and Gen Z make up 37% of our electorate, according to Pew Research Center.
Gen Z is the most diverse voting bloc in the history of our country. The last two months of Black Lives Matter protests have made it clear that young Americans are ready to engage.
If we are able to harness this energy from the streets and into election booths our political system will be transformed. If young people don’t participate, we have four more years of Trump.
That could mean continued jackbooted militias abducting our citizens, the potential end of immigration, millions of deportations and the end of substantive police reform, as well as ongoing gutting of environmental protections.
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