# US Midterms 2026: How Predictable Is Gen Z?

https://mins.news/en/video/82469

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-01 20:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCfQvqhYU6Q

> Nearly 50 million young people are eligible to vote this fall, but traditional assumptions about them no longer hold. Gen Z is rewriting the political playbook—what could that mean for the midterms? Anna Burns-Francis hosts a discussion with Democratic strategist Malbert Smith and Republican strategist and commentator Michaelah Montgomery.

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