As a new voter do you in any way feel influenced by your parents’ ideals?

“No I don’t.” – Brendan Flatow ’25

“I feel influenced, but not both of them. They have different values in who they’re voting for, or they vote differently. But I don’t like, I’m influenced by each of them, but I am picking one side.” – Anonymous 

“As a new voter, I feel somewhat influenced by my parents’ ideas, but I feel like I formulate, most of my ideas on my own.” – Blum ’25

“I would say no, but obviously it in respect like I got free will, but at the same time, I was raised by two people who are gonna vote for the same candidate in this election.”- Anderson Swanger ’25

“Not really, because we’re not really a political family.” – Grayson Scott ’25