Politics & Government
Chicago Teens Get A Peek Into DNC By Staging Mock Convention
Some of the teens are preparing to cast their first ballot this November.
August 16, 2024
CHICAGO (CBS) — Previous data shows that young voters rarely turn out in the same percentages as their older generations, but an event on the West Side is trying to get teens involved in the political process years before they hit the ballot box by capitalizing on all the attention of the DNC.
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The local teens took on conventional wisdom, wearing shades of red, white, blue, and green as a couple of dozen teenagers had into the Kehrein Center in Austin for a mock convention.
They're learning who can vote, how a presidential nomination nominee makes it to the ballot, and going through an icebreaker that inadvertently touches on the fragility of coalition building.
