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10.06.20

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Read on the Washington Post: Democrats hope Ginsburg’s passing will galvanize youth vote on reproductive rights

“This threatens to send us back to a time that young people have thought long passed — they’ve lived in a society where access to reproductive rights has always been the law of the land,” Brent Cohen, the executive director…

09.14.20

Source: www.theatlantic.com

Read on The Atlantic—Is This the Secret to Selling Joe Biden?

Brent Cohen, the executive director of Generation Progress Action, another youth-voting advocacy group, told me that he’s not worried about the Biden enthusiasm gap because “young people vote based on policy.” And he and other Democratic strategists believe that when…

08.25.20

Source: www.mic.com

Read on Mic: Why young voters will turn out in droves in 2020

Young people today are facing a perfect storm poised to devastate youth voter turnout. And yet, I predict that young voters will vote in record numbers this November, surpassing the mark set by young voters in 1972.

Advisories, Statements and Releases

11.07.20

STATEMENT: Huge Turnout by Millennials and Generation Z Is a Decisive Factor in Momentous Election

The result of the 2020 presidential election is now official—Joe Biden has been elected the 46th President of the United States in a victory that was made possible by the huge turnout of young Americans and the decisive voter choice…

09.02.20

RELEASE: Generation Progress Action Launches New Initiative and New Branding To Connect With Young Voters and Elevate Young Voices

Washington, D.C.—Today, Generation Progress Action launched a new initiative to connect with young voters in the lead up to the 2020 election and beyond. The initiative, which includes the launch of a new, rebranded website and new Twitter and Instagram…

08.27.20

EVENT ADVISORY: Bakari Sellers Joins Generation Progress Action “Conversations with Community Leaders” for Twitter/Facebook Live

Thursday, August 27, 2020, 8:30pm ET Join political commentator, CNN contributor, and former South Carolina state representative, Bakari Sellers, and Generation Progress Action on August 27 at 8:30PM ET on Twitter and Facebook (@brucefranksjr or @Bakari_Sellers) for the next installment…