#Voters Of Tomorrow

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Lauren Gambino at The Guardian:

Kamala Harris pledged to earn the votes of young people this election, as the vice-president and newly elevated presumptive Democratic nominee rides a gen Z-powered wave of online “Kamalove” . In a virtual address to attendees of a two-day summit in Atlanta, hosted by the liberal gen Z-led organization Voters of Tomorrow, Harris said she had been elected the first female vice-president of the United States “because young voters showed up” in 2020. She touted “historic progress” made by the Biden-Harris administration on combating gun violence and climate change, all of which she said was again “at stake this November”. “We know young voters will be key, and we know your vote cannot be taken for granted,” she said in a pre-taped video. “It must be earned, and that is exactly what we will do.”

In the days since Joe Biden ended his presidential re-election campaign and endorsed the vice-president for November’s race against Republican nominee Donald Trump, young supporters have flooded social media with coconut tree video cuts and “brat summer” memes – a reflection of the way her candidacy has jolted a presidential race many Democrats had feared was slipping away. On the sidelines of the summit, progressive US representative Pramila Jayapal, said the level of enthusiasm she has seen for Harris in the last six days – especially among young people – was ��undeniable”. “I have not seen anything like this,” Jayapal, chair of the Progressive caucus, which was divided over the question of whether Biden should step aside, said in an interview. “The closest was probably Barack Obama.” Citing the Harris campaign’s record fundraising and a surge of early support, Jayapal said: “But this is even more than that – just the amount of money that’s been raised. The fact that it’s come from grassroots donors, the fact that it’s first-time donors, the volunteers, the voter registration, it has really been palpable.”

[...] Trump made his own pitch to young conservatives in Florida, at a conference on faith hosted by the far-right youth advocacy group Turning Point Action. In his remarks on Friday, Trump vowed to “protect Christians in our schools and our military and our government and our workplaces and our hospitals, in our public square”. He also told the gathering that they would not “have to vote again” if they return him to the presidency in November’s election. “Christians, get out and vote! Just this time – you won’t have to do it anymore,” he said, denouncing the vice-president as “incompetent”. Harris, speaking earlier on Saturday at a private fundraiser in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, called the attacks on her by Trump and his running mate, Ohio senator JD Vance, “just plain weird”.

Recent polling had shown Republicans making gains with voters under 35 amid widespread disillusionment with the state of American politics, its institutions and its leaders. However, an Axios/Generation Lab poll conducted after Biden stepped down, shows Harris opening a 20-point lead over Trump with young voters. Youth-led groups that have been calling on Democrats to do more to invest in young people are hopeful Harris can harness this new energy around her campaign. Already, her campaign has leaned in, embracing an excitement Voters of Tomorrow has branded “Kamalove”.

The Kamala Harris nomination has jolted interest among Gen Z folks.

[jomiddlemarch]

Help Gen Z get registered to vote! You can phone or textbank-- fielder's choice :)

Phonebank: https://www.mobilize.us/votersoftomorrow/event/637759/

Textbank: https://www.mobilize.us/votersoftomorrow/event/650211/

You can also visit their mobilize site for all their options/events: 

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Results from the ‘Who is the tallest MDZS Character poll! Thank you all for voting!

[sharkneto]

Me, for the past week: Man, I am sick of fixating on [insert minor anxiety], blowing it up into a constant worry that I have repeatedly had to talk myself down from. What the fuck is up with that

November 5th:

[billboard-hotties-tourney]

*Guidelines being that the song falls between 1920 and 1980

[ruelpsen]

Hey USAmerican followers: if you are eligible, please for the love of all that is good, go vote tomorrow if you haven't already voted early. There's so much on the line not only nationally, but internationally given how powerful and influential the US is on a global scale. Everyone presently worried about what the future might hold under a wannabe-fascist dictator wants you to do your part in preventing that outcome.

No matter what anyone tells you, voting is important and you should do it. If it didn't matter, why are many conservative politicians fighting tooth and nail to make it harder for you to vote? Of course, voting's not the only way to do your civic duty- getting involved in mutual aid, volunteering for causes and movements that matter to you, showing up for local politics, and many other ways are all important too!- but it's a damn good start and means a lot when it comes to elections this important.

[twelfth-dykector]

REFORM IS SECOND AGAIN. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE

[magic-is-something-we-create]

ballot: cast

time to try and ignore the Anxiety by watching youtube and working on the comic

[ruby-red-inky-blue]

i'm not at ALL asking that we model our political campaigns any further on US politics than we do already... but there are incredibly pivotal elections in Saxony in a MONTH and the only sign of it is election posters - and the extreme right has clearly spent way more money on those than all the other parties. For every lamp post with a Green party or SPD poster, there's another lamp post with FIVE AfD posters in my neighbourhood, or one for a tiny extreme-right splinter party full of batshit insane claims like "Free State (official term for the state of Saxony) instead of caliphate". The AfD paid for huge posters all along the university campus, which is so concerning to me. Also, every month or so there's some bizarre AfD party newspaper or flyer in my mailbox. Only AfD.

On state news, it's CRICKETS. On the mdr website, there's one big header, and it's about the summer holidays.

I got my voting papers in the mail yesterday. I live in the state capital. Where are the reports? Where are the politicians? Where are the public events? Am I *that* out of touch with public life here and they're happening and I just haven't heard about it?

I honestly feel insane. Polls are saying we might get a majority for the AfD and uh. Where is everyone? Elections are in THIRTY-ONE days and nobody seems to be having a conversation about it what the fuck

[yeonjune]

PUSH Performance of the Year Winner: TOMORROW X TOGETHER - "Sugar Rush Ride" #VMAs

[dreamcast-official]

oh yeah i need . to do something tomorrow

[kj-yikes]

hm should I finish today’s sctober fic or start a new bg3 campaign

[pollyperks]

well congrats on another trump presidency america

[transsexual-divinity]

Turns out I might not be registered to vote???

[mostly-imagines]

Hi Morgan. I haven't been doing so well these last couple of weeks. I'm voting tomorrow and I'm so scared.

Hi buddy. I’m sorry, I know things have been…bleak

But I have a good feeling about tomorrow I think