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HEADLINE: Could Recent Supreme Court Decisions Sway the Gen Z Vote?
TEASER: Gen Z voters focus on candidates and policies rather than political parties, analyst says
PUBLISHED AT: (7/12/23 & 9:49)
BYLINE: Veronica Balderas Iglesias
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DATELINE: Washington, Fairfax, VA
VIDEOGRAPHER: Veronica Balderas Iglesias
VIDEO EDITOR: Veronica Balderas Iglesias
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TRT: 2:31
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EDITOR NOTES: ((Radio Tracks for Reversioning Included))
((TV INTRO))
[[Eighteen-year-old American citizens of the Gen Z generation will be eligible to vote in a U.S. presidential election for the first time next year. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias interviewed several young adults about what political and legal issues are important to them.]]
((NARRATOR))
Generation Z, or people born starting around 1996, is a more racially and ethnically diverse group than previous generations. As young adults, Zoomers, as they are colloquially known, tend to lean towards liberal politics, but they aren’t a monolith.
[[RADIO INTRO: Political Economist Brian A. Marks via Skype]]
((Brian A. Marks, Political Economist)) ((Skype))
“Gen Z tend to put party affiliation to the side and focus on the policy issues in particular.”
((NARRATOR))
University students who will be eligible to vote in the 2024 presidential election
say they are keeping an eye on how politicians react to a series of conservative decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court, including those on abortion rights and college admissions.
[[RADIO INTRO: Emily Daly defines her political views as centrist]]
((Emily Daly, Gen Z University Student))
“Because the way that it’s going right now, we’re getting pushed back like 100, 150 years into the past because of issues like Roe v. Wade being turned over or affirmative action being turned over, LGBTQ rights.”
((NARRATOR))
Preston Raven, a journalism sophomore in Austin, Texas, was comfortable with the court’s recent decision to end race-conscious admissions in colleges.
((Preston Raven, Gen Z University Student))
“They should look at your application and base it off of that, not because of your race. Even though I am a person of color, I just think everyone should be equal.”
((NARRATOR))
Women’s rights and economic policies could sway Elizabeth Andrews’ vote, she said.
((Elizabeth Andrews, Gen Z University Student))
“Definitely abortion rights were very high on my mind during the last year and student loans of course.”
((NARRATOR))
It’s too early to tell, however, if and how the Gen Z vote could impact the results of the 2024 general election.
[[RADIO INTRO: Associate Professor of Political Science at Emory University, Andra Gillespie via Skype]]
((Andra Gillespie, Political Scientist)) ((Skype))
“A 20-year-old versus a 45-year-old, the 45-year-old is going to have a higher likelihood of turning out to vote just because they're practiced at this and they understand how politics works a little bit better."
((NARRATOR))
As she pondered the recent Supreme Court decisions, 20-year-old student Oishee Mukhopadhyaya wondered about the overall Gen Z turnout at the polls next year.
((Oishee Mukhopadhyaya, Gen Z University Student))
“I definitely will be voting, but I think it’s a split issue with my peers because I do have some peers that believe that their vote doesn’t count.”
(((NARRATOR))
What can politicians do to change that perception?
[[RADIO INTRO: Robert Destro is Professor of Law at the Catholic University of America]]
((Robert A. Destro, Law Professor)) ((Skype))
“What you want to do is sit down and talk to Gen Z voters. // If we listen, they will tell us what concerns them.”
((NARRATOR))
Gen Z first-time voters, analysts pointed out, will also need guidance on how to register as they start to become familiar with the presidential election process in the U.S.
((Veronica Balderas Iglesias, VOA News, Washington))
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