Claire Valdez Takes 3-Club New York Campaign to Reach Gen Z Voters
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 28
Claire Valdez Takes 3-Club New York Campaign to Reach Gen Z Voters
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 28
Summary
Three New York nightlife stops turned into campaign venues for congressional candidate Claire Valdez, who spent a Saturday night urging clubgoers, bar patrons and even food-truck lines to vote.
Valdez’s tour — from a D.J. booth to Mood Ring and Nowadays — reflected a broader push by politicians to meet younger voters where they already gather, even late at night.
Zohran Mamdani joined part of the outing at Nowadays, where Valdez posted a video on X jokingly calling the venue “Zohran’s Mar-a-Lago.”
The tactic is spreading beyond New York, with candidates in places including Orlando and Texas also trying club visits, bar crawls and other nightlife stops to court Gen Z.