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We are scared: Gen Z may hold the keys to the White House, and the parties know it – National [Video]

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It felt like his future was at stake when 18-year-old Carter Fay cast an early ballot in the United States election.

“The reality is that our democracy, I truly think, is on the line. And so do people in my generation,” said Fay, who’s from the battleground state of Georgia.

“To put it straight, we are scared.”

Fay is among an estimated eight million generation-Z voters who can take part in a presidential election for the very first time. There’s power behind this generation, which is angry at the current political system and worried about its future.

And the race to the White House still looks to be a dead heat.

Many young people were dismayed when it appeared the election would be a repeat of the 2020 matchup between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump.

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Trump had been chipping away at the Democrats’ hold on the youth vote, making inroads among young white men …

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