Young Voters

Young Voters, Identity Politics

Ben Terris | Posted 07.21.2008 | Home

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Ben Terris

"McCain understands people like him better than he does people like us, so his tax plans will help the rich, not the people who need it the most. I want to vote for someone who will look out for me."

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Lone Star State Young Voters Talk Immigration

Ben Terris | Posted 07.15.2008 | Home

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Ben Terris

All across Texas young people share similar views: they'd make illegal immigration harder and legal immigration easier. "There are plenty of jobs here, especially the kind that immigrants take."

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Education Voters

Ben Terris | Posted 07.01.2008 | Home

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Young Voters, Education, Travel, Youth Vote, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, Divide, Home News
Ben Terris

Talking politics with young people across the country has meant talking about education. "What works," says one, "is retaining teachers and recruiting volunteers, people to push the kids hard at school."

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Obama's Millennials -- 83 Million Strong

Paul Abrams | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics

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Paul Abrams

Although not of that generation himself, Obama fits the millennials' needs and aspirations -- his very life is a testimony to their worldview.

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Across the Great Divide: A Young American's Political Road Trip

Ben Terris | Posted 06.25.2008 | Home

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Ben Terris

I'll go to bars, hostels, small-town campaign headquarters. I'll seek out house parties and mow lawns with landscapers. The question: What are young people across the country thinking about the election?

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YouTube-Generation Superdelegates: Help Lauren And Awais Choose A Presidential Candidate

Posted 04.28.2008 | Home

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The roster of Democratic Party superdelegates is a list of Very Serious People with years of political experience. Also on the list are college kids Lauren and Awais. Watch their YouTube and help them vote.

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On The Clinton Point Spread

Barnett Zitron | Posted 04.22.2008 | Home

Read More: Primary Rules, Young Voters, Hillary, Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania, Late Registration, Primary, Clinton, Victory, Pa, Obama, Closd Primary, Home News
Barnett Zitron

One thing is for sure: Hillary's best friend in Pennsylvania (even better than Gov. Rendell and the crowds of older voters) is the state's closed primary and inflexible voting regulations.

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Welcome 2008 Graduates To Our Real World

Demos | Posted 04.18.2008 | Home

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Demos

Your degrees are the most expensive in history. Entry level jobs are hard to find. Pay at those jobs has decreased. And full benefits are a thing of the past. But you can work to change all of that.

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Y Vote? And Why This Year Is Different

Darren Foster | Posted 04.16.2008 | Media

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Darren Foster

This year, I've found that not only have young voters used the lingua franca of their generation -- technology -- to amplify their voice, they have forever changed the landscape of American electoral politics.

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North Carolina Shows Huge Boost In Young Voter Registration

Winston-Salem Journal | Lisa Boone-Wood | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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Students for Barack Obama set up a sound system in front of the clock tower at Winston-Salem State University one recent afternoon and cranked up the ...

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Is YrMomma4Obama?

Catherine Geanuracos | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Young Voters, The Roots, Barack Obama Campaign, Obama, The Roots Obama, Obama Grassroots, yrmomma4obama, Politics News
Catherine Geanuracos

Our goal is to get young people who are already supporting Barack's candidacy to talk directly to their parents and convince them to support him.

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Kids Pushing Parents To Back Obama

The New York Times | Jan Hoffman | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics

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As a small chorus of superdelegates has announced a preference for Senator Barack Obama in recent weeks, a theme is emerging: their children made them...

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From GENder Gap To GENeration Gap?

Michael Hais and Morley Winograd | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Young Voters, Gender Gap, Barack Obama Youth Vote, Millennials Barack Obama, Millennials, Superdelegates, Younger Voters, Barack Obama Young Voters, Millennial Generation, 2008 Election, 2008 Election and Young Voters, Barack Obama, Politics News
Michael Hais and Morley Winograd

If Obama, the Millennials' preferred candidate, is denied the nomination in a way that they see as unfair, the Democrats will almost certainly lose an historic opportunity to win the loyalty of this generation

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Nobody Puts Baby, or Barack, in the Corner

Scout Opatut | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics

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Scout Opatut

I'm afraid that I will hurt my candidate. I think the youth vote will hurt Obama.

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The Obama Movement

Joe Vogel | Posted 03.04.2008 | Politics

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Joe Vogel

The revolution will be YouTubed.

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The Young Voter Myth

Tina Dupuy | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Young Voters, Howard Dean, Hillary Clinton, Richard Nixon, Barack Obama, Voting, Politics News
Tina Dupuy

On Super Tuesday I went to the polls half expecting the turn out to look like a Hannah Montana concert. When I got there it looked more like a Hannah and Her Sisters reunion.

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How Dean Begat Obama

Seth Colter Walls | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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Seth Colter Walls

The party ought to reflect on how, by failing to provide young voters with a level of ownership during past campaigns, it lost them.

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Losing My Voter Virginity

Scout Opatut | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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Scout Opatut

I was so in awe of my generation, of the number of newly-18-year-old hands propping up "OBAMA '08″ signs, I thought I could almost be proud.

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"Co-Voters": The Newest Force in American Politics

Michael Hais and Morley Winograd | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Young Voters, Baby Boomers, Youth Vote, Caroline Kennedy Endorses Obama, Co-Voters, Millennials, Generation X, Super Tuesday, Millennial Generation, Voting Across Generations, 2008 Election, Caroline Kennedy, Politics News
Michael Hais and Morley Winograd

The contests on Super Tuesday was the first test of a new phenomenon -- the ability of Millennial Generation kids to influence the voting decisions of their parents.

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Bronx Stop Three: Starbucks on West 225th

NYCity News Service | Posted 02.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Young Voters, Latino Voters, Bronx Vote, Undecided Voters New York, Home News
NYCity News Service

It took a little convincing for Kenda Nunez, Baltazar Cortez and Geraldine LaPenne to let their lattes cool a minute while they talked politics, but soon they got fired up and realized they had a lot to say.

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Obama or Apathy?

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 01.29.2008 | Politics

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Steve Rosenbaum

Barack's campaign is about changing the world, Hillary's is about winning the White House. I'd like to make that abundently clear.

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Young Voters Help Obama Turn Palmetto Purple

Christine Pelosi | Posted 01.26.2008 | Home

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Christine Pelosi

Obama swept to victory in South Carolina, giving this once-red state a purple hue. Over 520,000 people voted tonight in the Democratic primary - walloping the turnout of last week's GOP primary.

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Obama and the Grumpy Old Men

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.20.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Younger black activists and elected officials are unlikely to feel any loyalty to the Clintons, are engaged by a post-baby-boom candidate and feel more in sync with Obama on the issues.

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Primary Results Elicit Mixed Reactions From Michigan Young Republicans

Dan Treul | Posted 01.16.2008 | Home

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Debate Night in Vegas: HALT and Inspire Us

Christine Pelosi | Posted 01.15.2008 | Home

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Christine Pelosi

Young and young-at-heart voters are looking for inspiration. With tensions running thick, who will HALT and inspire us?

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