Young Democrats on the state of the presidential race

By Evan Dawson,

Published July 1, 2024 at 2:30 PM EDT

Four smiling people sit at a table in a radio talk studio: a young woman to the far left has long brown hair and glasses and is wearing a light blue sleeveless top and beige pants; a young man back left has short dark hair and glasses and is wearing a white polo shirt; a young woman back right has long dark hair and is wearing a black cardigan sweater and a white shirt; a man at right has short dark hair and is wearing headphones, a green and grey plaid button down shirt and jeans.

1 of 2 — (foreground) Justine Bartnick, (backgound) Avi Presberg and Nayeliz Santiago on "Connections with Evan Dawson"

(foreground) Justine Bartnick, (backgound) Avi Presberg, and Nayeliz Santiago on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, July 1, 2024

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A young woman with long dark hair wearing a dark blue sweater and sky blue white collared shirt

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Mandy Zhang

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Five months ago, a panel of young Democrats defended President Biden as the best choice for Democrats in the 2024 presidential election.

How do young Dems feel after the recent debate? We discuss the state of the race, the idea of replacing the ticket, and the challenge with inspiring the youth vote.

Our guests:

Justine Bartnick, local Democrat
Avi Presberg, president of the Monroe County Young Democrats
Nayeliz Santiago, deputy clerk for the Monroe County Legislature and vice president of the Monroe County Young Democrats
Mandy Zhang, rising sophomore at Harvard College, studying government and economics with a secondary concentration in environmental science and public policy