Post-Debate, Gen Z Feels Powerless Against a Growing Gerontocracy

As Biden Courts Gen Z Vote, Voters Feel ‘Powerless’ to a Growing ‘Gerontocracy’ That Doesn’t Represent Them

“Too much is on the line for young voters this November, which is why this campaign is investing early and going everywhere,” the Biden campaign tells TheWrap

July 5, 2024 @ 11:00 AM

Fallout after Thursday night’s CNN debate has left younger voters widely disillusioned with their options for the presidency.

The dismal, inarticulate performance by 81-year-old President Joe Biden, and the Democratic party’s growing divide has many prominent figures — including in Hollywood — officially calling for Biden to bow out of the 2024 race. And that has seemingly sowed greater discontent within a key subset of supporters: the youth vote.

“It highlighted this gerontocracy,” Rachel Janfaza, a politics reporter and founder of “The Up and Up,” a digital news site covering “young people and our politics,” told TheWrap.

As Biden Courts Gen Z Vote, Voters Feel ‘Powerless’ to a Growing ‘Gerontocracy’ That Doesn’t Represent Them

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