Your current location:HOME >world >He once swore off politics. Now, this Georgia activist is trying to recruit people who seldom vote 正文
TIME:2024-05-21 08:42:23 Source: Internet compilationEdit:world
ATLANTA (AP) — Davante Jennings cast his first ballot for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presi
ATLANTA (AP) — Davante Jennings cast his first ballot for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race. Republican Donald Trump’s election that year, he says, turned him from an idealistic college student to a jaded cynic overnight.
Jennings walked away from a system he thought ignored people like himself, a young Black man who grew up politically conscious in Alabama but wielded no obvious power. It took nearly six years for him to see that view as self-defeating.
Now, at 27, Jennings is not only eager to cast his second presidential vote for Democratic President Joe Biden, but he also is fully invested as an activist, top aide to a Georgia state lawmaker and regular volunteer recruiting would-be voters off the sideline as part of the not-for-profit New Georgia Project.
“I was like, I’m not voting for this if it’s all rigged and doesn’t even matter,” he said in an interview. “Now, I can talk to people that have been beaten down by the system and say, ‘I get it. Let’s talk about why this is important.’”
Young Boys seals 6th Swiss soccer league title in 7 years after rallying from firing coach Wicky2024-05-21 08:39
Five young men shot at gathering in Maryland park2024-05-21 08:15
Florida law discriminates against Chinese nationals trying to buy homes, attorneys argue2024-05-21 07:42
Thai plastics firm will pay $20 million to settle with U.S. over Iran sanctions violations2024-05-21 07:33
Saudi Arabia is going to sponsor the WTA women's tennis rankings under a new partnership2024-05-21 07:27
DEAR CAROLINE: Our son and daughter2024-05-21 07:19
Royal Bank of Scotland to close 18 more branches with the loss of 105 jobs2024-05-21 07:03
Jackson library to be razed for green space near history museums2024-05-21 06:57
Brazil replaces injured goalkeeper Ederson in Copa America squad2024-05-21 06:27
Crews turn sights to removing debris from ship's deck in Baltimore bridge collapse cleanup2024-05-21 06:09
Travis Kelce downs whiskey shot on slice of bread at Kelce Jam without Taylor Swift2024-05-21 08:24
Yankees delay DJ LeMahieu's minor league rehab assignment because foot has not fully healed2024-05-21 08:11
Miles Russell is 15. He sets Korn Ferry Tour record as the youngest player to make the cut2024-05-21 08:05
'Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' review: Guy Ritchie amps up WWII heist2024-05-21 07:58
A warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest was requested. But no decision was made about whether to issue it2024-05-21 07:57
National Guard delays Alaska staffing changes that threatened national security, civilian rescues2024-05-21 06:59
Kansas has a new anti2024-05-21 06:30
House Speaker Mike Johnson risks job to deliver aid to Ukraine2024-05-21 06:13
Analysis: Larson enters conversation with Verstappen as best drivers in the world2024-05-21 06:11
Bilbao and Granada left wanting more in tight2024-05-21 06:10