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During the 2018 midterm election, young voters turned out in record numbers helping to flip the House of Representatives to Democratic control. They are expected to play an important role again in the upcoming presidential elections.
Last winter we traveled to Wisconsin — one of the most talked about swing states — to talk with college students about what they care about, what motivates them, how they motivate others and how are young voters understanding their role. We spent days at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and La Crosse.
There was the difficulty voting in Wisconsin during the pandemic. In April, people were forced to stand for hours to cast ballots for a seat on the state Supreme Court and the Democratic primary.
One of those on line was Tamia, who studies journalism and political science, and was helping her grandfather. He has cancer.
“It was remarkable to see that people really do care; they’re paying attention,” she said.
Then the Black Lives Matter movement also spurred the largest protests in years.
“There are a lot of issues I think that are really prominent right now that are very much influential to young people,” she said. “You’re hearing our voices more so because we recognize that the policies put in place right now will affect us for years to come.”
But the events of the last few months, along with the strains of remote learning and a cratering economy, were testing optimism. As the presidential election draws nearer, what is Tamia thinking about?
WISCONSIN CREDIT LIST
Correspondent
Josh Robin
Executive Producers
Keith Summa
Gabrielle Tenenbaum
Tom Yellin
Producer/Director
Sarah Dowland
Co-Producer
Martine Phelan-Roberts
Editor
Michael Bloch
Additional Editing
Colin Beattie
Assistant Editor
Matthia Baptiste
Executive In Charge of Production
Mike Saffran
Production Manager
Kelsie Collins
Production Coordinator
Ashlei Hardenburg
Post Production Manager
Dana Germano
Original Music by
Justin Melland
Graphics
Thomas G. Curtis
Director of Photography
Matt Porwoll
Drone Operator
Brian Alberth
Assistant Camera
Brian Alberth
Nathaniel Haban
Patrick Haley
Sound Recordist
Jacob Fatke
Office Production Assistant
Erin London
Additional Assistant Editing
Danny Schwartz
Mimi Shwarts
Post Production Supervisor
Jamila Qazi
Field Production Assistants
Bryce Erlandson
Andrew Harrington
Michael Keeney
Archival Courtesy Of
Associated Press
Getty Images
Special Thanks
UW-La Crosse
UW-Madison
Barry Burden
Alex Becker
Molly Doerrer
Jim Jorstad
Jack Lawlis
Michael Lieurance
Jacob McInnis
Caitlin Attaway
Laura Downer
Guillermo Gomez
Julia Gutman
Katie Malloy
Angela Maloney
Jaci Moseley
Randy Scannell
Abbie Wagaman
For The Documentary Group
VP of Production
Jonna McLaughlin
VP of Content Development
Jo Budzilowicz
Executive Assistant
Olivia Di Poi