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Volunteer Michelle Bortnick, of Royal Oak, walks along Lincoln drive door knocking, and asking for voter support in Royal Oak, Mich. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

By Belle Taylor-McGhee | With Kamala Harris joining the presidential race, efforts to mobilize voters have kicked into high gear.

(This article originally appears in the Fall 2024 issue of Ms. Join the Ms. community today and you’ll get issues delivered straight to your mailbox!)

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) addresses the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 19, 2024. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

By Tori Dunlap | U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, representing Texas’ 30th Congressional District, has become a breakout star in the Democratic Party, effectively keeping politicians and pundits three times her age in check using clapbacks, one-liners—and facts. 

I was one of the first creators in history invited to the Democratic National Convention this fall. There, I spoke to Crockett, where she delivered an energetic, standout 10-minute speech. (“Will a vindictive vile villain violate voters’ vision for a better America or not?” she asked the crowd. “I hear alliteration is back in style.”) She shared her advice for young entrepreneurs, her fight for reproductive justice in Texas, and what it means for a woman of color to be nominated for president of the United States.

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President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 while Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and others look on. (Wikimedia Commons)

By Pat Mitchell | The first year I could vote, the choices for president were Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater or the incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson. LBJ won—the largest landslide in U.S. history. Voting for him as a first-time voter felt consequential.

This year, I’ll be voting with two very special first-time voters: my twin granddaughters, in the swing state of Georgia. Our daughters’ and granddaughters’ future is in danger.

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