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How ‘South Park’ could help Democrats win back the young voters the party lost to Trump

  • Written by Nick Marx, Professor of Film and Media Studies, Colorado State University
image'South Park' creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker appear at Comic-Con 2025 in San Diego on July 24, 2025. Amy Sussman/Getty Images

The Season 27 premiere of “South Park” in July 2025 began like so many of the show’s episodes: Resident bigot Eric Cartman is pissed off. He directs his ire at the Trump administration, which had...

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