Archive - The Up and Up

An Update: The Launch of Up and Up Strategies

Gen Z is rewriting the rules. The shifting youth electorate underscores a clear need for a deeper understanding of young voters, consumers, and…

Dec 5

November 2024

Making sense of where young Americans get their news: people > organizations

Keeping tabs on past Gen Z candidates. Making sense of where young people get their news. And some thoughts on 'the two Gen Zs.'

Nov 22

More on young men... who are done feeling ashamed

Young men under 30 preferred President-elect Donald Trump by a 14-point margin. Why?

Nov 15

The political experiences of young men and women have diverged

My breakdown of how young people voted in 2024 and the context that shaped how/why they did. And despite skepticism, young people are running for office…

Nov 8

It's Election Day 🗳🇺🇸

What I heard at the polls this morning, early youth vote numbers, and a note of thanks.

Nov 5

MA Gov. Maura Healey on trying to reach 'the generation that has fewer freedoms'

A conversation with MA Gov. Maura Healey about young voters on the campaign trail, more insights from Pennsylvania, and my thoughts on how young…

Nov 2

October 2024

'I'm going a little above and beyond, because it's her': Rep. Maxwell Frost on his youth vote outreach for Harris

Gen Z Rep. Maxwell Frost on how he talks to young voters on the campaign trail, more PA vibes, and my latest on what it was like to grow up as a young…

Oct 31

What's really driving the youth gender divide?

Moderate young men feel politically homeless. Plus, a Kamala Harris rally, and Vote Early Day.

Oct 30

Latest Harvard youth poll shows a tighter contest for young voters in battlegrounds

Harris leads Trump by 20 points amongst registered voters under 30 overall, but it's closer in battleground states. And of course, the gender divide is…

Oct 25

A bipartisan issue: Young voters looking for criminal justice and supervision reform

A new poll today from REFORM Alliance shows that a majority of young people support "modernizing the criminal justice system" and want the presidential…

Oct 16

Three weeks to go 🏎

Claudia Conway's reemergence as an independent, the Boys vs. Girls election, and the first-ever Yale Youth Poll.

Oct 15

Kamala Harris' Call Her Daddy Cameo

Vice President Kamala Harris went on Alex Cooper's podcast, which has massive clout with young women. Here's why it matters...

Oct 7

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