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For months, the young activist of the Democratic Party, Yampierre Lugo, has been going door to door. He is urging the young generation of North Carolina to vote in the US presidential election next November. Lugo said interest in voting among young people has increased since Kamala Harris became a candidate after US President Joe Biden withdrew from the race.

The young generation of voters is considered important in this election of the United States. “I talked to a lot of people my age,” said Lugo, who works as an administrative assistant at a local school in North Carolina. Everyone feels the same. They are more excited to have someone younger and more energetic as a candidate.

This supporter of the Democratic Party also said that many people thought of boycotting the vote altogether; But they are supporting the current Vice President Kamala Harris after she became a candidate.

The current enthusiasm is a stark contrast to the situation Lugo faced just a month ago. At the time, he was campaigning for Biden in the South Carolina border area of ​​Laurinburg.

At that time, Lugo saw a growing disillusionment among young voters. Because they have no chance to choose anyone other than 81-year-old Biden and his rival Republican Party candidate 78-year-old Donald Trump. Lugo thinks 59-year-old Kamala Harris will win in North Carolina. One of the few swing states that could become important in the race to the White House is North Carolina. But to win here, Kamala Harris has to go through a lot of ups and downs. Because no Democrat candidate has won here since Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential election.

Jack Finley, 25, president of the Young Democrats in North Carolina, said, “This November, North Carolina is going to show something new.” But to win in this state, the party must be promoted in the right way. The youth we need should approach him.

According to Pew Research Center data, Biden was widely popular among 18- to 39-year-old voters nationally in the 2020 US presidential election. At that time, Biden was 20 points ahead of Trump.

Finley said the team now needs to bring out the youngsters. Especially the youth who have become disenchanted with the political process in the last few years, should be approached.

Democrats are going door-to-door in Scotland County the old-fashioned way. The rural area is one of the most contested political districts in the United States. Hillary Clinton beat Trump here in 2016. But in 2020, Trump defeated Biden here by only 287 votes.

Garland Pearce, representative of the Democratic Party of this state, said that everything depends on voting for young people in November. For this they should be taken to the polling station. The lawmaker also said that Kamala Harris’ amazing progress in the electoral battle has impressed the voters of North Carolina. It seems, the youngsters are very excited about Kamala’s candidacy. But in this electoral battle, the aspect of managing the economy will become a big issue.