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Jubilee Is Making America Debate Again: How YouTube Hit ‘Surrounded’ Landed Pete Buttigieg and Ben Shapiro — and Why Its CEO Wants to Get In On the 2028 Election
Jubilee Media CEO Jason Y. Lee explains why the new series 'Surrounded' went viral and why the 2028 presidential debate should happen on YouTube.
Last week, Pete Buttigieg sat in a studio in Michigan, surrounded by 25 undecided voters who rushed, musical chairs style, to sit across a table from him and debate his positions on Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s policies. With episode titles like “Can 1 Woke Teen Survive 20 Trump Supporters?” and “Can 25 Liberal College Students Outsmart 1 Conservative?,” the series has gone viral since its September debut, racking up more than 50 million views on YouTube and dominating social media feeds. While the debates tend to devolve into shouting matches, Jubilee produces shows like “Surrounded” to “provoke understanding and create human connection,” says founder and CEO Jason Y. Lee.
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