Jacob Soboroff
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Jacob Soboroff has created and hosted programming for some of the most
well-known networks in the United States. Jacob is a contributor to MTV's 2012 election coverage, for which he has spoken with Mitt Romney about America's young voters. As the AMC News correspondent, Jacob interviews actors and filmmakers at the world's most prestigious film festivals for the critically-acclaimed network. Also for AMC, Jacob narrated the documentary "Committed," which he produced with Oscar and Emmy nominee Morgan Spurlock. Jacob co-hosted NBC's proactive school makeover show School Pride and has contributed reporting to CNN, NPR's Weekend Edition and the PBS series WIRED Science. Jacob serves as the executive director of Why Tuesday, a nonpartisan group working to increase American voter participation, and as a member of the City Year Los Angeles associates board. His talk about increasing American voter turnout was featured on the main stage at TED 2012 in Long Beach. In college, Jacob was an aide to New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. His website is jacobsoboroff.com

Blog Entries by Jacob Soboroff

Record GOP Turnout, on Saturdays

0 Comments | Posted March 26, 2012 | 1:29 PM

This post originally appeared on WhyTuesday.org.

Two of the most hotly-contested primary states this year, South Carolina and Louisiana, produced their highest-ever voter turnout for a Republican presidential primary election while voting on Saturdays. Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina primary with the majority of the record-setting 21...

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Why Vote Tuesday? Ask the Candidates.

0 Comments | Posted November 11, 2011 | 3:57 AM

Voter participation in the United States is too low, and too difficult. The world's most famous democracy ranks near the bottom of all nations in voter participation. So we're asking our presidential candidates to do something about it -- again.

At our 2012 kickoff, we at

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WATCH LIVE 9:30 AM ET: Creating the Voting Rights Act of 2012

0 Comments | Posted November 7, 2011 | 7:30 AM

One year until Election Day 2012. Well, 364 days actually. But on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2012, Americans will again head to the polls... at least some Americans.

Billions of dollars will be spent yet again on another federal election, but let's be honest: only a...

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Don't Wait for Superman -- or a TV Reality Show -- to Rescue Your School (VIDEO)

0 Comments | Posted October 13, 2010 | 1:03 PM

Reality TV shows that feature sparkling home makeovers or stunning weigh loss make for great entertainment. But a new show beginning this week lifts the "makeover" concept to a whole new level by helping ordinary Americans make a difference for public school students caught in dismal situations.

As a co-host...

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Obama, McCain Lawyers Unite for Election Reform

0 Comments | Posted May 6, 2009 | 5:54 PM

Letter Grade

Here in Los Angeles, you know if the restaurant you're about to eat in is clean, kind of clean, or just plain nasty by the letter grades that are clearly posted in every restaurant's front window by the Los Angeles County Department of Public...

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Voting in India? Google It!

0 Comments | Posted April 9, 2009 | 2:50 PM

For the 2008 United States presidential election, we at Why Tuesday? teamed with YouTube and PBS to launch Video Your Vote, a program that intended to create the largest library of polling place Election Day video ever in order to help make voting as accessible, reliable and secure...

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American Voting System Still Broken

0 Comments | Posted March 18, 2009 | 5:35 PM

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, goes the expression. Well, according to the New York Times, the American voting system is broken. So let's fix it. For us here at Why Tuesday? it was an extreme pleasure to see an extra-long editorial making the case for election...

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WATCH>> Hollywood Actress Stars in "Famous PSA" on Why You Should Vote

0 Comments | Posted October 16, 2008 | 11:52 AM

A famous actress gives her perspective about voting in this new get-out-the-vote PSA from whytuesday.org. Because democracy is about getting your views on governance recognized.

Don't know why we vote on Tuesday? Click here for...

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Study: Driving On Election Day Could Be Hazardous To Your Health

0 Comments | Posted October 4, 2008 | 10:33 AM

A version of this post is published on Why Tuesday? as well as OffTheBus.

Driving on Election Day

Driving on Tuesday Election Day may be hazardous to your health, so says NPR's health policy correspondent Patti Neighmond.

A new report by Dr....

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WATCH>> Obama, Biden Election Reform

0 Comments | Posted August 23, 2008 | 7:42 PM

A version of this post is published on Why Tuesday? as well as OffTheBus.

Saturday in Springfield, Illinois, Sen. Barack Obama selected Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate for the presidency. I interviewed both men for the Why Tuesday? Candidate Challenge last October. I asked...

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WATCH>> Al Franken and Norm Coleman Debate Tuesday Voting on YouTube

0 Comments | Posted August 14, 2008 | 3:07 AM

A version of this post is published on Why Tuesday? as well as OffTheBus.

Minnesota has some of the highest voter participation in the United States. Now both candidates for Senate there are talking about improving voter participation nationwide, thanks to a YouTube political initiative.

Last week,...

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WATCH>> Bob Barr Doesn't Know Why We Vote On Tuesday

0 Comments | Posted July 24, 2008 | 8:02 AM

This post is published on Why Tuesday? as well as OffTheBus.

This month we've spent time with a member of Congress trying to move voting to the Weekend, and we've chatted with the Speaker of the House, who indicated she would support such legislation.

Last...

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WATCH>> Pelosi, Gore Like Weekend Voting Idea

0 Comments | Posted July 20, 2008 | 12:11 AM

This post is published on Why Tuesday? as well as OffTheBus.

Today at the Netroots Nation conference in Austin, I spoke with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, former Vice President Al Gore, and U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett about the proposals in Congress to move Election Day to...

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WATCH>> Congressman Rallies Support Online To Update Voting Laws

0 Comments | Posted July 18, 2008 | 12:05 AM

This post is published on Why Tuesday? as well as OffTheBus.

U.S. Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) and I sat down yesterday in Washington, D.C., and he soon thereafter became the first member of Congress to report as a Why Tuesday? correspondent! Watch the video for our chat, and...

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WATCH: Obama Girl's Daily Conference Call?! Ludacris, will.i.am, Arianna & More On Webby Red Carpet

0 Comments | Posted June 11, 2008 | 7:06 PM

This post is published on Why Tuesday? as well as OffTheBus.

NEW YORK, NY -- Last night I spoke to our fellow Webby nominees and notables on the red carpet in New York City about what is hot in politics online, and it's not just Obama Girl....

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WATCH: HBO "Recount" People Set Up Original Florida Voting Machines

0 Comments | Posted May 20, 2008 | 7:25 PM

This post is published on Why Tuesday? as well as OffTheBus.

This morning I went to the Grove in Los Angeles where HBO, promoting their new film RECOUNT, set up the actual Votomatic Florida voting machines used in the controversial 2000 Presidential Election, complete with butterfly ballots...

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Election Mail Fraud? Not Here, Says Postal Service

0 Comments | Posted May 17, 2008 | 3:30 PM

This post is published on Why Tuesday? as well as OffTheBus.

Oregonians' presidential preference will be known on Tuesday, but many if not most Oregonians have already voted. That's because Oregon is the only state in the Union that votes entirely by mail, and as NPR's Ina...

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Chris Rock on Why We Vote on Tuesday

0 Comments | Posted May 4, 2008 | 11:53 PM

This post is published on Why Tuesday? as well as OffTheBus.

Chris Rock

New York Magazine quotes Chris Rock, currently on tour, at his Wednesday night Madison Square Garden show:

"They don't want you to vote. If they did, we wouldn't...
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How Long Does It Take To Get A Voter ID?

0 Comments | Posted May 2, 2008 | 8:15 PM

This video is published on Why Tuesday? as well as OffTheBus.

At Why Tuesday? we decided to explore Monday's Supreme Court ruling which determined that requiring voters to show ID to cast a ballot is constitutional. I visited with election law expert Rick Hasen and...

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Senator Proposes Sweeping Election Reforms

0 Comments | Posted April 21, 2008 | 5:21 PM

This video is published on Why Tuesday? as well as OffTheBus.

Record voter participation is expected in Pennsylvania today, but despite similar records being set across the nation this election cycle, America still ranks in the bottom twenty percent of all nations in voter turnout -...

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