Young Georgia delegates take on the DNC

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Vice President Harris is set to formally accept her party's nomination for president on Thursday evening. Young delegates from Georgia will be there to witness the historic momemt.

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The Democratic National Convention wraps up Thursday when Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept the party’s nomination.

Both political parties have made an effort to reach out to young voters, who historically vote at lower rates than older voters. 

This year, 15 of Georgia’s 123 DNC delegates are under 35.

Audrey McNeal is one of those delegates. She lives in Fulton County and said it's "empowering" to be around other young delegates at the DNC. 

“We all have a common experience coming to the DNC, being really young, having very passionate dreams that we want to see and kind of just being there for each other when it comes to, like, supporting each other's campaigns or going to caucus events together," she said. 

McNeal was also a delegate in 2020, but she said the experience is different this time around since the convention was virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Since the pandemic, McNeal said young voters have embraced in-person, community-oriented activism. 

"I think that being very action-oriented as far as like getting out of the community, whether it's, you know, getting out food or volunteering at two kitchens or getting out and talking to people, I think that that's something that the youth are very much in touch with in Georgia," she said.