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Ready To Rock The Vote

Ella Arnold | Posted 07.25.2008 | Home

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McCain's campaign centers on his call to continue fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yet he has done little to woo the young voters who are and who will be fighting his War on Terror.

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GOP Vote Suppressors Blackwell and Von Spakovsky Set to Testify in House on "Lessons Learned from 2004 Election"

Brad Friedman | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2004 Election, Hans Von Spakovsky, Ken Blackwell, Youth Vote, Economy, Ohio, Vote Suppression, House Judiciary Committee, Civil Rights, Politics News

Former Ohio Sec. of State Kenneth Blackwell and disgraced former FEC chair Hans Von Spakovsky have confirmed that they will testify about the myriad crimes that occurred on and by their watch in the 2004 Presidential Election.

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Young Voters, Identity Politics

Ben Terris | Posted 07.21.2008 | Home

Read More: Youth Vote, John McCain, Youth, Barck Obama, Identity Politics, Alabama, Young Voters, Obama, Mccain, Racism Obama, Mississippi, Barack Obama, Home News

"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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The Kids Are Alright: Why It's Ok To Be Sick of the "Youth Vote," and Why You Should Re-Consider

Fernanda Diaz | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

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The rise of the "youth vote" concept has been exciting to track, but much in the style of the "Go Green!" motto and a silkscreened Che, it's kind of lost its kick by now.

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The Changing Times and the Equinox Voter

John Zogby | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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Can Obama win the white working-class voters in battleground states? Well, he didn't this spring, so that's our first clue. Another is the fact that neither Al Gore nor John Kerry won their support.

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Mobilizing Voters through Facebook

Heather Smith | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rock the Vote, Facebook, 2008 Election, Facebook Applications, Youth Vote, Obama Youth Vote, Get Out the Vote, Politics News

Two weeks ago, we launched a Rock the Vote Facebook application. With young people more connected than ever through the internet, it will make getting young people out to vote just a little easier.

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Real Change Happens Offline

Sally Kohn | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Community Organizing, Community Values, Youth Vote, Election, Internet, Ronald Reagan, Millenials, Activism, Youth Activism, Politics News

Internet activism is individualistic: It's great for a sense of interconnectedness, but the Internet does not bind individuals in shared struggle the same as the face-to-face activism of the 1960s and '70s did.

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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

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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MTV Political Campaign Ads: The End Of The World

Torey Van Oot | Posted 06.30.2008 | Home

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Sandwiched between spots for condoms, video games and the latest CDs, election campaign ads will wash over MTV fans for the first time since the network opened its doors in 1981.

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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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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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A Note to Baby Boomers from the Millennials: Let Go of the Torch

Elizabeth Cermak | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics

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Born in 1986, I am a member of the emerging force increasingly becoming known as the "Millennial generation" or the "Millennials." We are roughly defi...

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Why Bobby Rocks A New Generation

Irshad Manji | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics

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I was born after Bobby died, so maybe I'm not supposed to care about him. Truth is, though, my generation has something timely, even urgent, to learn from his advice to the world's youth.

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Message to Hillary (And the DNC): Win Indiana, And You're in the Money

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Blue Collar, The DNC, Youth Vote, Male, White House, Rural Voters, Barack Obama, Black Voters, Presidential Race, White, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, George Mcgovern, Indiana Primary, Politics News

A Clinton win among Democrats in the parts of Indiana that most resemble the rest of mid-America is irrefutable proof that she can go toe to toe with the GOP with these voters.

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Vying For The Coveted Demographic: Mobilizing America's Youth and Changing the Face of American Politics

Julian Chryssavgis | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Youth Vote, Clinton, Millenials, Youth, Voting, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Election 2008, Young People, Barack Obama, Wealth Gap, Politics News

As our generation contemplates the future after two decades of spectacular but poorly-distributed economic growth, we refuse to accept that anybody who wants a say on America's future must make a fortune first.

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Youth Vote Shifts Dramatically Towards Democrats

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

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Pew Research reports: Trends in the opinions of America's youngest voters are often a barometer of shifting political winds. And that appears to be t...

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MoveRed: Targeting Washington State Young Conservatives

Will Mari | Posted 04.28.2008 | Home

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"Young people aren't all enthralled by Obama's vague message. Young conservatives aren't super-religious, ignorant people. We see through misplaced idealism and have a grasp of reality."

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The McCain Youth Vote? Former Silicon Valley Exec Makes The Case

Will Mari | Posted 04.28.2008 | Home

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Top Republican Adviser Carly Fiorina: "Young people appreciate authenticity. To make change, you have to know how to drive that change. You have to know where all the bodies are, so to speak."

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Vote Demographics Spells Much Bigger Trouble for Obama than Pennsylvania Loss

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 04.23.2008 | Home

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Barack Obama's decisive Pennsylvania loss to Hillary Clinton was predictable and inevitable. Obama pretty much confirmed that when he tossed in the to...

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Y Vote? And Why This Year Is Different

Darren Foster | Posted 04.16.2008 | Media

Read More: Young Voters, Youth Vote, Current TV, Barack Obama, Youth Votes, Youth Support, Obama, Vanguard, Election 2008, Obama Campaign, Y Vote, Young Voters Obama, Media News

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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Obama Pennsylvania Bid Unlikely To Be Boosted By College Students

Politico | Ben Adler | Posted 04.06.2008 | Politics

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With 159 colleges and universities and approximately 680,000 students, Pennsylvania's campus vote would appear to be Barack Obama's ace in the hole in...

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The Millenials Surge

Giovanna Villanueva | Posted 03.26.2008 | Home

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Since 2004, there has been a sudden increase in involvement from young voters (age 18-29), also known as the Millenials. What's behind this?

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Why The "Experience" Line Doesn't Hold Water

Max Rosenbaum | Posted 03.12.2008 | Home

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If we had voted for experience in 1935, James A. Reed or John N. Garner would have been elected rather than FDR. How would they have handled World War II?

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Nobody Puts Baby, or Barack, in the Corner

Scout Opatut | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics

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

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Denver's Road Now Open to All -- With an Express Lane for Florida and Michigan

Carl Jeffers | Posted 03.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ohio Primary, Texas Primary, Youth Vote, Michigan Delegates, Florida Delegates, Hispanic Voters, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Denver, Politics News

It is easy to see why Democrats want the race to continue despite the risks of bitterness and use of funds and resources while the Republicans regroup. And that leads us to the controversy over Florida and Michigan.

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Yinz All Welcome to Pennsy

Michelle Pilecki | Posted 03.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Youth Vote, Primary, Photo Ops, Flight 93, Renewable Energy, Pennsylvania, Democrats, Pittsburgh, 2008 Election, Politics News

It's been so long since primary candidates have had to come to PA, it's easy to make simple mistakes. When in Pittsburgh, don't say nice things about Philly, and vice versa.

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