Gen Zers Are Becoming Political Kingmakers. But No One Speaks Their Language.Gen Zers Are Becoming Political Kingmakers. But No One Speaks Their Language.
Supporters of Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris gather ahead of her speech at Howard University in Washington on Nov. 6, 2024. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Gen Zers Are Becoming Political Kingmakers. But No One Speaks Their Language.

Analysts say politicians don’t get the vibes of those who grew up online with school lessons via Zoom, school shooting drills, and viral videos of violence.
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At the next presidential election, Generation Z, along with millennials, is expected to make up the majority of voters for the first time.

Gen Z voters aren’t just waiting on the political sidelines for their moment in 2028, however. They are already here, not just marching, posting, or showing up in exit polls, but staffing city halls, running field programs, in and running for Congress, and pushing parties to rethink messages that worked for older voters but no longer resonate.

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