Marlene Herrera is an 18-year-old first-time voter living in San Diego County. All year she avoided bringing up politics at home: her father and father’s parents are Donald Trump supporters, but Herrera voted for Joe Biden. KPBS reporter Max Rivlin-Nadler brings us Herrera’s reflections on this election and her thoughts on the political divides in her family.
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