“Vibe shift”: Young Texas voters, motivated by Kamala Harris, lock into the presidential election

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/12/kamala-harris-texas-young-voters-gen-z/

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  1. And this older Texan sure hopes they come out and vote this year, and every year.

  2. God, I hope this year is such a fucking blue landslide everywhere. The US needs it.

  4. Imagine what a great state Texas could be? Well you have to vote Blue

  5. Paxton recently purged 2 million voters in Texas. The GOP is terrified.

  6. Texas has one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the country, if not the lowest. Leaves a lot of space for an upset if someone gets them to turn out.

  7. Another article where people act like everyone’s main priority is Israel and Palestine. It doesn’t even cross the minds of most people unless it’s on the news or their phone feeds. why is it so involved?

  8. This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/12/kamala-harris-texas-young-voters-gen-z/) reduced by 95%. (I’m a bot)
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    > The new matchup between Trump and Harris is helping Democrats close the enthusiasm gap, in part by capturing the attention and interest of young voters who historically vote at lower rates than older generations.

    > The historic nature of Harris' candidacy as the party's first Black woman and South Asian presidential nominee, coupled with the rapid shift in the campaign's tone, has young voters of all political stripes taking a hard look – some for the first time – at the role they could play in November.

    > Sneha Kesevan, 21, is one of those young voters who are undecided between voting for Harris or a third-party candidate.

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  9. I hope to God young Texas voters turn out. Win or lose, I’m sick of the “enlightened” cynicism and apathy I’ve had to listen to. Though it’s certainly not just young people. I’m Gen X, and I have former high school classmates right now pushing anti-voting “you’re just choosing between masters” BS on social media. Of course she’s cis-het and white, and post-menopausal, so won’t be one of the targeted groups if the Christian Nationalists take over.

  10. If Texas were to ever go blue, there would never be another republican president – the gop cannot mathematically cannot win a presidential election without Texas.

  12. I sure hope they visit and hold campaign rallies in Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, El Paso and the cities of the Texas valley.

  13. Is this translating into voter registration? New voters in Taxes will sway this an future elections. The democrats have a plan to help fix the climate crisis, continue fixing and upgrading our infrastructure, restoring women’s and minority rights, fixing the corrupt Supreme Court, improving social security, support the working class, deal with immigration, Improve access to health care for the poor and middle class , and incentivize the construction of low cost housing. Get out and Vote. Remember Kamala Harris will need congress to get things done and any increased support we can give her from state and local races will help

    Get out and vote. Encourage others to register and vote. Know where you need to go and vote, Check your voter registration. Read the instructions on mail in ballots and mail them early or use a good drop box. Vote early if you can. If you expect lines bring water and anything else you will need to wait it out.

    Find out who is running in various races here. Kamala Harris’s policies will help every American.

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  16. I’ve read this article every election – is this the year Texas turns blue? No, it’s not.

  17. If Harris wins TX Trump won’t have a path to 270. People are more motivated to vote when they believe their votes matter. Harris should hold a rally in Houston and show a desire to earn votes in the lone star state.

  18. I’ll believe it when I see it. If the Harris-Walz campaign visits Texas, I’ll start getting my hopes up just a tad.

  19. Seeing TX fall in my lifetime would be a joy but I still think we’re years away

  20. Texas is the key

    All those young people there saying enough is enough

    I hope they use their votes to vote blue

  22. We almost flipped it last election cycle, had it not been for Paxton’s interference (his words, not mine). We also allow for early voting, so there is no reason why young voters can’t get out and vote.

  23. My sister and I turned in our voter registration forms and are ready to go. 

  24. Wouldn’t it be funny if a bunch of young people registered as Republicans in Texas with the intention of voting for Kamala becaue they knew it would guarantee their votes wouldn’t be purged?

  25. Good.  Hopefully these young voters also pick Allred for senate.  The Harris campaign momentum prompted me to donate to him on Friday because Duck Ted Cruz.  Let’s get a trifecta.

  26. Gonna laugh when Texas goes blue this election. It’s been pretty purple for years, imagine how crazy conservatives are gonna go if it goes to Kamala

  27. Preventing a Trump presidency is the biggest goal. If we could also get rid of Ted Cruz, that would be a great accomplishment as well. The republicans have been in power for twenty years in this state and things just keep getting worse. I would like politicians who might actually listen needs of their constituency.

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