Their stop at the makeshift petting zoo gave NextGen organizers and volunteers time to approach them, hand them a voter guide and help them make a plan to vote. Since Trump’s election, Steyer has been consistent in drawing a clear distinction between the two parties. “We’re only focused on growing the electorate,” said Ben Wessel, director of the youth vote at NextGen. Bloomberg via Getty Images Tom Steyer, co-founder of NextGen, is considering a run for president himself in 2020. In Virginia, where NextGen ran extensive operations, youth turnout spiked to 34 percent, according to an analysis from CIRCLE.

Source: Huffington Post November 03, 2018 10:00 UTC