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I dusted off our 2019 Psychology Today article reflecting on the power of a smile and how it makes us feel.

“So Kamala, with her bright, crinkly-eyed smile, is also helping reduce stress as she radiates positivity to potential voters. Her smile entices voters because who doesn’t want more of this in their lives, right? This is not unlike Ronald Reagan, whose sunny demeanor and smiling eyes long ago wooed many across the partisan divide.

But you may be asking, don’t all candidates smile?….

….Genuine smiles forge familiarity, reduce uncertainty and generate trust. They result in meaningful connection—and this can happen across the air waves as well as in person.

So by these accounts, both Kamala Harris and Ronald Reagan's smiles were genuine. But here’s the thing, we really don’t need scientists to tell us this because as human beings we instinctively knew this by how they made us feel.”

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Kamala Harris' Smile Relatability is key to personal and political success. Learn what kind of smile will woo others.

The campaigns both know that the youth vote will rock this election

Phone Calls, Texts and Tinder — Georgia Campaigns Court Young Voters As vast resources and hundreds of millions of dollars have been pumped into Georgia for the Senate runoffs, few groups have been as vigorously pursued as the state’s young voters.

The youth vote continues to matter!

Youth voter turnout in Georgia runoffs shows signs of sustained enthusiasm post-November Through get-out-the-vote efforts in person and on TikTok, young voters are rivaling the early turnout in the general election in Georgia.

A meeting voter wave is soon to hit Georgia.

Add your voice. Register. Vote.

76K new Georgia voters registered before US Senate runoffs The number of registered voters in Georgia jumped by 76,000 since before the presidential election, bringing in first-time voters who could influence the outcome of the state's U.S. Senate runoffs Jan. 5.

Calling all Georgians...

This is for you!

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"During the general election, voters 18-29 made up 20 percent of the Georgia electorate, according to NBC News exit polls. As the Jan. 5 runoffs draw closer, young Georgians on both sides of the aisle are working to mobilize their peers to vote again — or for the first time in their lives.

“I think that teenage complacency is something that has been trendy,” Flicker, 20, said. “But seeing the way that my generation, in particular, has stood up and fought for what we believe in ... that is how you make change.”

Young voters look to play key role in Georgia runoffs, Senate control "As a voter in Georgia, I never felt more like my vote counted than this past election,” one college student said.

Be aware of what you can do if you become aware of voter intimidation efforts.

Thank your VOTING!

The power is in your hands...

Young people are voting in record numbers in this election. In North Carolina, they could tip the balance North Carolina politics have traditionally been dominated by old white men but that is changing, reports Richard Hall in Raleigh.

Only the young can get it done!

Only The Young Up there's the finish line. Our future is worth our fight. Thank you, Taylor Swift, for voicing what can do. Let’s run!

Voting is not an option.

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Young voters! You are a force to be reckoned with. You have the power....

Use it!

Youth vote a force to reckon with in key battleground states in 2020 presidential election, study shows Participation in this year’s presidential election is on the rise among young voters ages 18-29 and one study concludes the cohort could play a major part in 14 key states that may well decid…