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.
I will admit I was wrong.
At first I was like noooooo, then when he endorsed Kamala I was like, oh god noooooooā¦but Iāll eat my words. Iām excited and happy with the outcome so far and, regardless, was voting dem anyway.
Like, maybe Iām speaking too soon, but I almost feelā¦a modicum of hope again?
Iāll admit I was wrong too. I thought it would turn into an intra-party squabble that lasted weeks, but Iām pleasantly surprised. Itās nice to be able to make a positive choice instead of just a ālesser evilā one.