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(WASHINGTON) — Hundreds of first-time voters from all over the United States gathered in Washington, D.C., in July for a political experiment: a rare opportunity to discuss the 2024 presidential election\u2019s top issues with strangers for three days straight.<\/p>\n

The gathering, called \u201cAmerica in One Room: The Youth Vote,\u201d was a collaboration between Close Up Foundation, Stanford University, the Generation Lab, global problem solving organization Helena and the University of Southern California. ABC News\u2019 Christiane Cordero was there, talking to some of the young voters for \u201cGMA3.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group of roughly 500 young adults from a variety of backgrounds spent part of their time together in one room. Otherwise, they gathered in small groups for face-to-face talks about different policy issues. Those issues range from the deeply divisive, like the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, to those with a direct impact on their lives.<\/p>\n

For Emilea Johnson from Goodridge, Minnesota, a town with a population of around 112, that issue is health care.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad is a farmer. My mom works at the church, which offers no benefits,\u201d Johnson told Cordero. \u201cSo navigating the world of health care is extremely challenging when you have to try and figure it out on your own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite how personal the issue of health care feels, Johnson said she doesn\u2019t have a problem hearing from someone who disagrees with her. Chardon Black from Cleveland, Ohio, expressed concern that many people in the U.S. consider others disagreeing with them to be a form of insult.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve learned that disagreements are OK and disagreements are fine, as long as you\u2019re expressing yourself in your opinion and the things you care about,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Before and after the event, participants were asked to share how they felt about a range of issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is what polling should be,\u201d Henry Elkus, founder and CEO of Helena, said.<\/p>\n

The Deliberative Poll found that the weekend experience increased the participants\u2019 satisfaction with democracy from 29% to 58%.<\/p>\n

Opposition to a nationwide ban on abortion medication increased from 78% to 80%, the survey said, including among those who identified as Republican.<\/p>\n

However, support for increasing the federal minimum wage dropped from 62% to 48%, according to the survey.<\/p>\n

And while many participants said they were committed to climate action, after the event support for the U.S. achieving energy independence increased from 62% to 76%, the survey said.<\/p>\n

Elkus highlighted a distinct lack of interest in partisan politics among participants.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey don’t care about the candidates, they care about the issues,\u201d he told \u201cGMA3.\u201d \u201cWe see this over and over and over again. They have a very grounded and felt sense that we need to fix this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ultimate goal was to reach consensus on one thing: take the lessons learned at the gathering and share them.<\/p>\n

\u201cDemocracy is collaborative, and I hope that everyone will have access to such safe environments for us to share our stories, conversations and to deliberate,\u201d Elaine Gombos from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, said in a video diary after the event.<\/p>\n

These young voters will be polled again closer to Election Day, to see if their views have shifted. The event\u2019s sponsors are considering doing another event in 2025 \u2013 one that focuses on views about artificial intelligence.
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