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Arizona College Students ‘Want Everything to Change,’ but are Prepared for the Worst

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College voters in Arizona are bracing themselves for post-election unrest and what a second term for President Donald Trump could mean as polls in the battleground state come to a close on Tuesday night.  Young Arizonians are part of the rapidly growing demographic that could flip the historically Republican state from Red to Blue in […]

Young Voters in Florida are Coming Face-to-Face with the Challenge of Voting in a Swing State

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First-time voters in Florida are bracing themselves that they may not know the results of the Presidential Election in the days, and maybe even weeks, to come.  This uncertainty is not a new feeling for Floridians in this election cycle, who reside in a critical battleground state. They have worried about everything from whether mail-in […]

For Asian Americans, Trump’s rhetoric is key factor in the 2020 Election

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President Donald Trump’s repeated references to COVID-19 as the “kung flu” or the “China virus” are galvanizing Asian Americans to vote Democrat in the U.S. November election.  Since the pandemic, there has been a surge of anti-Asian sentiment as Trump has routinely faulted China for the origination of a deadly global virus that has killed […]

College Students Wrestle with the Decision to Vote In-Person or By Mail on Election Day

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Students at universities across the country are grappling with the time-sensitive decision regarding whether to vote in person or by mail in the upcoming presidential election on Nov. 3. With the election days away and the COVID-19 pandemic still raging in many regions, Americans are faced with two important decisions this November. Not only must […]

News literacy isn’t just about reading the news, it’s about reading the correct news

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The rise of misinformation ahead of the 2020 Presidential Election has created a renewed urgency for news literacy around the country. Misinformation has never been as overwhelming as it is right now in all of history. Having this much access to almost any information leads to a concerning issue of whether the content that we […]

Young Voters May Prove Critical to Presidential Election Outcome

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Youth voter turnout for Presidential Elections hasn’t always yielded mass numbers in the polls, but this year young voters have become a political force. With pressing global issues like a deadly virus that has killed over one million people, systemic racial injustice and the catastrophic effects of climate change at the forefront of their minds, […]

Are Presidential Debates Even Necessary Anymore?

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An unruly first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden raised serious questions about the efficacy of traditional debates, prompting a call for stringent rules to maintain decorum. It appears it may have worked—at least this time. Last week’s Thursday night debate, the last ahead of the Presidential election on Tuesday, […]

For Young, Progressive Black Women, Harris’s Race And Gender Are Not Enough

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Young, Black women voters in America are not convinced that Kamala Harris will save them. While the California senator’s historic nomination as the first Black woman to serve as the Democratic vice presidential nominee came as a welcomed “shock” to some, not all have fully embraced her candidacy, pointing to her past record as district […]

‘Settle for Biden’: Gen Z Voters Support the Democratic Party with Hopes of Reforming from Within

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With the presidential election less than a week away, Gen Z voters are urging one another to ‘Settle for Biden’ and avoid third-party voting despite disagreeing with some of the Democratic Party’s platform and policies. While former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, may not be their first choice, Gen Z voters have […]