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 came out Thursday, but it’s mashups and edits that are taking social media by storm. 

Harris’ sudden rise as a favorite for the Democratic nomination came just in time for the explosion of Charli XCX’s summer album, “brat.” And at least for now, the memes have allowed the Harris campaign to capture the attention of young, online voters. 

We’ve been curious to hear what our Gen-Z voter panel is thinking about all of this. So for the series, State of Democra-Z, we called up Cori Stockard and Maddie Christensen. Cori is an incoming senior at the University of Minnesota and president of the College Democrats. And Maddie Christensen recently graduated from Hamline University, where she had also been a leader with the College Dems.

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For Gen X and Boomers, they’re just trying to understand how the album of the summer “brat” by Charli XCX has anything to do with Kamala Harris. But for Gen Z its garnering excitement and momentum for the presidential candidate. 

State of Democra-Z: Kamala Harris, ‘brat’ and Gen-Z

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