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| Join Us for a Live Conversation About the Gen Z and Millennial Vote | Join Us for a Live Conversation About the Gen Z and Millennial Vote |
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| The live event will begin here at 6 p.m. Eastern. | |
| Live captioning will be available during this event. | Live captioning will be available during this event. |
| Voters are disproportionately old; marchers are disproportionately young. | Voters are disproportionately old; marchers are disproportionately young. |
| Protests across the country against police brutality largely drew people under 35, a stark contrast with those who vote. The 2018 midterms brought a notable uptick in youth turnout. But even then, the rate of about 36 percent for people under 30 was nearly half that of those 65 and up. | Protests across the country against police brutality largely drew people under 35, a stark contrast with those who vote. The 2018 midterms brought a notable uptick in youth turnout. But even then, the rate of about 36 percent for people under 30 was nearly half that of those 65 and up. |
| Nevertheless, young voters are a crucial target in the presidential election. Gen Z and millennial voters will account for 37 percent of eligible voters. | Nevertheless, young voters are a crucial target in the presidential election. Gen Z and millennial voters will account for 37 percent of eligible voters. |
| What are the issues that are really driving a new generation of voters? | What are the issues that are really driving a new generation of voters? |
| Join us Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. Eastern along with the comedian Ilana Glazer; Vic Barrett, a young climate activist; and Tara McGowan, chief executive of Acronym, a progressive nonprofit, to talk about combating voter apathy. Then we’ll sit with Rhiana Gunn-Wright, the policy mind behind the Green New Deal, and the New York Times reporter Lisa Friedman to talk about whether climate issues will motivate voters. | Join us Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. Eastern along with the comedian Ilana Glazer; Vic Barrett, a young climate activist; and Tara McGowan, chief executive of Acronym, a progressive nonprofit, to talk about combating voter apathy. Then we’ll sit with Rhiana Gunn-Wright, the policy mind behind the Green New Deal, and the New York Times reporter Lisa Friedman to talk about whether climate issues will motivate voters. |
| Our next event will be Oct. 14 as the candidates take the stage. Join our debate watch and analysis. | Our next event will be Oct. 14 as the candidates take the stage. Join our debate watch and analysis. |
| Republican National Convention: Times political reporters analyze the week’s events as President Trump accepted his party’s renomination. | Republican National Convention: Times political reporters analyze the week’s events as President Trump accepted his party’s renomination. |
| Democratic National Convention: Watch Times political reporters recap everything you need to know about the week Joe Biden formally accepted the nomination. | Democratic National Convention: Watch Times political reporters recap everything you need to know about the week Joe Biden formally accepted the nomination. |
| The Veep Stakes: Watch the Times political team discuss the selection of Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s running mate. | The Veep Stakes: Watch the Times political team discuss the selection of Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s running mate. |
| The Unconventional Conventions: Watch an interview with Julián Castro and a conversation with Times reporters on what voters and candidates are missing without a standard campaign summer. | The Unconventional Conventions: Watch an interview with Julián Castro and a conversation with Times reporters on what voters and candidates are missing without a standard campaign summer. |