Rachel H. Janfaza
Writer and Journalist at Freelance
Covering young people & our politics. Founder of The Up and Up | Bylines in @nytimes @thefp @politicomag @teenvogue @glamourmag
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1 week ago |
tarapalmeri.com | Tara Palmeri |Alan Wager |Rachel H. Janfaza
Thank you , , , , and many others for tuning into my live video with to talk about how Gen Z is feeling about President Trump’s first few months in office. During the campaign Janfaza was one of the first journalists to identify that Gen Z was intrigued with the former President. Growing up with so much turbulence, they felt like he would improve their bleak economic prospects. Young men who he attracted through bro-casts also reported that they thought Trump could end cancel culture.
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2 weeks ago |
theupandup.us | Rachel H. Janfaza
As stocks tumble while President Donald Trump wages his international trade war with tariffs on imported goods, his youngest supporters aren’t showing signs of buyer’s remorse.
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3 weeks ago |
vanityfair.com | Rachel H. Janfaza
As the Democratic Party contemplates its reinvention, a younger, fresher generation of political hopefuls is bringing with it a new type of candidate: the influencer politician. Deja Foxx, a 24-year-old content creator with a TikTok following of nearly 143,000, launched her candidacy this week for the special election in Arizona’s Seventh Congressional District, following Representative Raúl Grijalva’s passing last month.
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4 weeks ago |
theupandup.us | Rachel H. Janfaza
You can’t say President Donald Trump hasn’t made moves these past nine weeks. It’s been a minute since he took office, so I checked in with my Gen Z network to hear how they’re feeling about the first few months of the new administration – and the current state of U.S. politics in general. Beyond what’s unfolding at the White House (and, I guess… on Signal) there’s a massive realignment underway within the Democratic Party.
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1 month ago |
jhnewsandguide.com | Rachel H. Janfaza
I began covering youth political culture as a college student during President Trump’s first term. If you’d asked me then what broadly defined my own generation, I would have immediately brought up our passion for activism, our obsessive and (at times) toxic online culture, and an empathy-driven world view. Politically, we were considered the vanguard of a decades-long leftward swing among young voters, centered on issues such as climate, gun safety and equality.
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Why might Bernie Sanders/AOC's oligarchy tour attract large crowds? I recently asked young voters what they wished older generations better understood about the political system. Here's one reply: "I wish they understood that it’s not left vs right. It’s rich vs not rich."
Gen Z is frustrated by the status quo — and that drives their voting habits. As I told @tarapalmeri, young people are hungry for change. Politics is just one part of that equation. And yes, I think they'll vote in the midterms. https://t.co/r9dXCNEdgR
RT @tarapalmeri: Gen Z guru @racheljanfaza says people under 27 were motivated to vote for President Trump out of frustration with the stat…
