Cardinal & Pine talks with Hannah Preston of Influence NC about Gen Z and politics.
Influence NC Founder Hannah Preston says exhaustion is the mood of 2025—but it’s also the motivation. She believes young southerners, especially in a changing North Carolina, are redefining what it means to belong and to care about politics. “I was exhausted,” Preston said. “And that’s why I started Influence NC.”
In October, the group had a launch party in Durham. To watch Cardinal & Pine’s full interview, with Preston, click here.
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