With the presidential election just 10 days away, a new TikTok trend is helping get Gen Z to the polls.
Videos of Zoomers vowing to fill out their ballots to “cancel” the votes cast by their parents are going viral.
While most TikTok creators do not reveal which candidate they are voting for, many have said they will cast their ballot for Kamala Harris to “cancel out” their parents’ votes for Donald Trump.
A recent survey from nbc news Harris found to have a strong lead Gen Z voters,
“Just a father and daughter duo going to cancel each other’s votes,” a writer wroteWho collected millions of views from his clip.
“Today I’m going to cancel my parents’ vote,” TikTok user Abigail Grace The announcement was made below a video showing him getting ready to head to the polling booth.
Although the act of “canceling” votes may initially seem toxic, the light-hearted trend suggests families can make it through a divisive election season.
McKenzie Owens, 19, who voted for the first time, said nbc news This trend can make others realize that “people can co-exist, even though politics can also drive people apart these days.”
The Pennsylvania Gen Xer who posted about “canceling” her boyfriend’s vote OnlineShe declined to reveal who she would vote for in this election but said she and her teammates are able to respect each other’s views.
28-year-old Utah resident Becca Puga also joked Online Regarding the cancellation of his father’s ballot, he said he would find the practice “ridiculous”, not offensive.
“Even though they’re very conservative, very Christian, they raised me to have my own ideas and values and they gave me the space to do that,” Puga told NBC News. “So when I posted it, I wasn’t worried about any family members seeing it, because my dad would think it was funny.”
However, some users are expressing their opinion on this trend. Instead of bragging about “cancelling out” opposing votes, they’re bragging that they’re on the same political page as their family members or partners.
“None of us canceled each other’s votes, except when we’re quitting,” the creator, named Jess, wrote in the caption. clip“My fiance’s vote is being canceled??? I can’t be.”
“Voting against your partner? We can’t be,” TikToker Alexis Voss wrote in the caption of her video,
“Cancel the vote? Cancel that wedding, sis,” one commenter joked.
“The father of my children is voting opposite to my vote. That’s when I decided I didn’t want to be with him anymore. Canceling the vote is madness to me,” shouted another viewer.
“I am safe from having my vote canceled by my husband,” wrote Florida resident Robin Nickell. tiktokShe praised her husband for voting for Harris and Tim Walz, calling him “a dream.”
The 49-year-old told NBC News the pair have always been “united on political views.”
“It was kind of a post to appreciate my husband,” she said of her viral video.
