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Oct 2024
33m 39s

The Gender Election

The New York Times
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A stark new gender divide has formed among the country’s youngest voters. Young men have drifted toward Donald Trump, while young women are surging toward Kamala Harris. As a result, men and women under 30, once similar in their politics, are now farther apart than any other generation of voters. Claire Cain Miller, a reporter who covers gender for The New Y ... Show More
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