Everything is harder the first time — even voting. Add to that the coronavirus pandemic, and a president who claims he doesn't trust the election process, and you have the potential for problems. So who are the people who will be first-time voters in this year's US presidential election? What are they excited about, and what is holding them back?

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Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD), president and executive director of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and 866OurVote (@866OurVote).

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Everything is harder the first time — even voting. Add to that the coronavirus pandemic, and a president who claims he doesn't trust the election process, and you have the potential for problems. So who are the people who will be first-time voters in this year's US presidential election? What are they excited about, and what is holding them back?In this episode:Kristen Clarke (<a href="https://twitter.com/KristenClarkeJD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@KristenClarkeJD</a>), president and executive director of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and 866OurVote (<a href="https://twitter.com/866ourvote?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@866OurVote</a>).Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;(<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>)

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With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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