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Ira, you can't post this too many times or in too many places. I believe that Zev Shapiro (yes, lets' learn his name) may be recorded as one of the most important individuals of our political lifetimes. I have donated and will again. turnup.us is a critical tool for saving democracy. I wrote about this group here (and will again). billalstrom.substack.co…
Ira, you can't post this too many times or in too many places. I believe that Zev Shapiro (yes, lets' learn his name) may be recorded as one of the most important individuals of our political lifetimes. I have donated and will again. turnup.us is a critical tool for saving democracy. I wrote about this group here (and will again). https://billalstrom.substack.com/p/winning-with-youth
From the www.turnup.us website:
"The generational makeup of the United States is shifting dramatically. In 2024, Millennials and Gen Z will account for almost 45% of the electorate. Young people voted in historic numbers in 2018, 2020, and 2022 and were the determining factor behind the election results in each respectively. TurnUp organized by far the largest youth-led youth voter registration and turnout operation in the 2020 election, the 2022 midterms and the 2021 & 2022 Georgia runoff elections based on publicly available data.
Turnout increased 10 points among 18-29 year-olds in 2020. 2022 saw the second highest youth midterm voter turnout in history with particularly high turnout in key battleground states. In both Georgia runoff elections, young people cast many more votes than the margin of victory. More than 8 million young people turn 18 before the 2024 election. Young people’s increased participation at the ballot box correlates to an increase in progressive victories. Our generation will soon dominate the electorate and have the power to define the scope of our political priorities.
More than 4 million young people will turn 18 in 2023, with millions more becoming eligible to pre-register to vote depending on their state. Our goal is to register every newly eligible voter and pre-registrant in key states where the votes of young people can make the biggest impact in 2024. We are hiring students in key states to run voter registration drives at their high schools and to relationally contact each newly eligible student at their high school or college reminding them to register to vote. We are also utilizing our internship program and online tools to register voters.
All of our work is focused on targeting the key swing states where youth can make the biggest impact: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin and West Virginia.
Young people have shown us that with support from TurnUp's programs they will show up in droves and be the energetic changemakers that our democracy needs."
From me:
Zev and the team are finding young people where they live - on their phones! Political operatives should redirect their sometimes wasted TV ad dollars to this 45% of the electorate - many of whom have no relationship with old school cable TV.
I posted this above, I repeat to make sure you see it. In this clip, Beau talks about eh young voters in OHio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4FqqVzH8-0
Miselle,
Thank you! Beau is great. His observations here are spot on. And I love his T-Shirt. "More Hope, More Humanity". What's not to like?
This is hopeful. Thank to Kev Shapiro!
Lev Shapiro I think you mean.
It's Zev :)
Bill—wow! Many many thanks; yes, Zev is brilliant and very sweet and kind! Was actively involved in Elizabeth Warren’s campaign when he was 11 years old. She brought him to the State of the Union and introduced him!