‘We want to find common ground’: Gen Z’s stubborn optimism
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Younger Americans came of age amidst significant change, turmoil and partisanship. Many observers have wondered how this might impact their civic engagement and political opinions as adults. Approximately 41 million Gen Z Americans will be eligible to vote in the 2024 elections. In this unique 31-minute episode of America Speaks, pollster and political analyst Dr. Frank Luntz interviews a class of high schoolers at a private school in Indiana. He asks for their opinions on everything from tribalism and immigration, to constitutional laws and norms. Underneath wide-ranging pessimism, Luntz uncovers a stubborn and hardened optimism, and a shared commitment to bridging the country’s political divide.  
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