Politics The Youth Vote, YEAH!!
posted by on March 4 at 16:08 PM
The youth vote has been a long sought prize. This year, research shows the sleeping giant awakening. There needs to be specific legislative goals to create an enduring involvement with citizens passing between the ages of 18 and 30. This agenda must come from youth itself, as well as the political establishment.This is not the first time the youth vote has been stirred. Urged to Choose or Loose, voting was cool in 1992. At the same time, the economy was slowing and after 12 years of Reagan / Bush, the 46 year-old Clinton was a fresh face. Clinton made a point to speak to youth. That November youth turned out in the largest numbers since 1972. […]
It’s taken for granted that youth don’t care for politics. But things are changing. A new democratic vitality is being cultivated on the Internet. Youth are connecting with peers locally, nationally and internationally. Even old media, like television, is presenting politics in an entertaining way.
You shouldn't be allowed to vote until you're 30.
or women or colored people
I'm sure ECB's cynicism about young voters is completely unrelated to their tendency not to vote for her candidate.
BTW, you forgot the link. Again.
Everyone knows rock musicians can't catch. If they could, they'd play football. If they played football, then they wouldn't have any pent-up adolescent angst that drives rock-n-roll.
Also, rock musicians make terrible politicians.
Turnout was actually good in 2006.
But Obama got the independents to vote.
Which is why he's winning.
Rock musicians make great goodwill ambassadors, cause they have the necessary skills of barfing on dignitaries, causing trouble, and insulting people they think are the help but who turn out to be important.
Didn't forget any link. If you can't figure it out...
Well, of course, Google is always there to do the work that you're too lazy to bother with. It's just that quoting things without noting their source in any way is generally considered bad form.
I've always read the "youth vote" was something of a myth. 18-30 seems like a pretty wide net to cast as a demographic, but 18-24 year olds overwhelmingly vote for the same candidates their parents do.
Still, the more at the poles, the merrier.
I wanted to know the source to know who actually typed "Choose or Loose." Does not voting equal promiscuity?
no link, no attribution, srsly WTF? We're supposed to read your mind now?
polls
not
poles
@8
#11 - "Poles" is way funnier, and probably more likely to get young people out, even if it was a typo.
Still think Kerry v. Bush was in 2006, I see.
Too bad while we're energizing the youth vote, we can't get them all to support things like capping social security before the retiring boomer generation drains the entire tax base dry. I'd sure like to stick it to my parents for failing to plan their retirement properly. A few years without money for PolyGrip and eating mush would do them good.
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