Why Senator Obama Can Thank My 22 Year Old Friends And Me For Helping Him Win The Election and Why His Inevitable Presidential Win Proves That The Mil...
Does anybody really believe polling data anymore? They should, when the results are understood in the right context, says the master of polling, John Zogby, who joins Wilshire & Washington today.
Although I wasn't that much older than most of the students in the room, I found myself amazed by their liveliness and curiosity. Their questions were pointed and drenched with concern. They earnestly welcomed the opportunity to put us on the spot.
Fifteen of my sixteen students are planning on voting. In the five previous presidential elections, that number has only once (in 2004) gone higher than 50%.
We're able to combine forces to encourage many young Americans to vote in what is probably the most important presidential election of our generation. This is our lunch-counter moment for the 21st century.
First posted at WashingtonTimes.com
I've written quite a bit about the youth support Sen. Barack Obama has generated this year, and some of it from t...
While Senator Obama continues to build a relationship between the youth and the political process, it is up to us to voice our vote in the most important election of our lifetime.
With less than a month before the November election, time is running out for Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain to win votes. After a recent push on c...
A friend of mine has a 16 year old daughter, with whom she watched the Vice Presidential debate. About halfway through the teen turned to her mom and ...
The American poet James Russell Lowell wrote in a letter in 1876: "Is ours a government of the people, by the people, for the people, or a kakistocracy rather, for the benefit of knaves at the cost of fools?"
As I wrote in a previous article, one of the big advantages that Senator Barack Obama has going into this year's election is the tremendous amount of ...
NOW on PBS talked this week with Ian Rowe, senior vice-president of strategic partnerships and public affairs for MTV, about young peoples' enthusiasm...
The number of young people who don't vote is always shocking, and it never seems to get much better. There are plenty of youth-targeted get out the vo...
If Nevada continues to be one of the handful of pure toss-up states, why the dearth of polls in the state, asks UNLV political science professor Dav...
You are my voice; you are deciding the path that our country will head down; creating the consequences that my generation may be faced with if you do not choose the right path.
Barack Obama takes the stage Tuesday at the University of Nevada, Reno (AP)
Today's Los Angeles Times looked at the Democratic party's surge in regi...
The youth vote in Michigan may be the deciding factor for Obama in November with increased registration, participation and perception of Obama as "cool" amongst young voters.
Originally published at WashingtonTimes.com
Queen Latifah and Jennifer Hudson are the latest A-list singers/actresses to join up with Team Obama.
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I had an interesting series of experiences this week which gave me pause regarding the logistics of election day readiness, particularly how this will play out with the first-time voters.
I have been to a Super Bowl, and even to one or two operas. I was at Invesco Field in Denver when Senator Obama accepted the Democratic nomination. Y...
Washington pundits have always written young voters off -- assuming that we won't turn out on Election Day. But we've already proven why this year is different.
Obama is the Democratic nominee largely because of unprecedented turnout by young voters in key primary states. But all is not well with the youth vote.