Content creators. A “Hotties for Harris” party. Plenty of “Kamala is brat” merch. These are all signs that Gen Z took over the Democratic National Convention, whether you like it or not.
In 2020, Gen Z voters helped deliver the presidency to Joe Biden. This week, the Democrats have been courting our generation’s progressives in hopes of once again earning our votes in November, this time for Vice President Kamala Harris.
As the Democratic presidential nominee gives her speech Thursday night, she has to remember that Gen Z is watching and ready to follow her lead – so long as she addresses the issues we care about. From my conversations with people at the convention, it seems like she’s listening to the young leaders in the room.
"The vice president wants a lot of our voices to be heard, whether it's on the stage, at the big caucus events or at a lot of events across the DNC," Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., the first Gen Z member of Congress, told me.
Democrats in my age group are cautiously optimistic about what this means for the presidential election. It is abundantly clear that the Democratic Party needs the Gen Z vote to win, to the point that their fervor can come off as a little overwhelming.
Harris may be a baby boomer, but her campaign has worked tirelessly to win back disaffected Gen Z voters who were unenthusiastic........