How did the youth impact last week’s midterm elections? And how have young people fought for representative democracy in American history? 

Heather and Joanne discuss the history of the youth vote in America, from the 1860 “Wide Awake” movement, to the “virgin vote,” to the long quest for the 26th Amendment. 

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