Almost 40,000 people registered to vote in the 48 hours afterĀ President BidenĀ announced heĀ was suspendingĀ his reelection campaignĀ and endorsingĀ Vice President Harris,Ā Vote.org said.

Vote.orgĀ said 38,500 new voters registered, representing the largest number of registrations in a 48-hour period this election cycle.

Of the new voter registrations, 83 percent were from people aged 18-34, according to the voting registration nonprofit group.

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    3 months ago

    I hope it doesnā€™t get framed as some kind of DEI coronation.

    Republicans have been crying wolf about DEI for so long, thereā€™s no way thatā€™s gonna stick.

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      3 months ago

      Yup, just like CRT or woke, if I see a Republican mention it my brain translates it to ā€œwhite nationalist grievance.ā€