To those of you that still believe that the youth won't turn out for the primaries/general...

[Windy]

The youth vote had a SIGNIFICANT effect on the midterms.

Sorry to dissapoint you.

http://www.civicyouth.org/PopUps/PR_midterm_06.pdf

http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_ektid24462.aspx

http://www.campusprogress.org/features/1281/the-kids-are-alright

[OHdem10]

1. As one Pundit put it---The over Forties are concerned with

large groups who seem mesmarised by a personality and have
no idea on earth as to why they are voting. Mob Psychology????

What is the change??????

[Windy]

2. The old folks, so to speak are afraid of taking a stand. Status quo is ok for them

good for the kids!!!!

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

4. Because they finally have something they can believe in

Instead of just another business-as-usual, say-anything-to-get-elected politician.

[1corona4u]

5. LOL....

'hope & Change'....powerful stuff, LOL....

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

6. You're right, it is powerful

as evidenced by the huge numbers of people turning out to vote for Obama.

[1corona4u]

7. It's fucking pathetic...and scary at the same time....

that people are so naive as to believe in that horse shit. One things for sure, if people elect Obama they will be extremely let down, when they finally realize that it was all just hyperbole. He would be a ineffective president. Along the lines of Carter. Out in 4 as well.

Stupid, stupid people. That same mentality gave us Bush.

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

9. Do you find that it's effective

to call people you don't agree with pathetic, naive, and stupid?

[1corona4u]

11. I'm not trying to be 'effective'.

I stating my opinion.

[LordJFT]

8. Give it a rest

Our generation was sent to war, my generation was given this huge debt, my generation is handed the loan crises and the energy crises. The nation's gonna have to answer to my generation, whether you guys like it or not.

[abluelady]

3. That is Terrific

I hope it holds true. Do you have any statistics that show the correlation between primary voters and election voters? That might be a truer number to see. If they came out for the primary, my hope is they will come out for the election. But I wonder if the primary atmosphere is so "in your face" which kids like, that they come out for the primary and then don't for the election. They get a lot of attention during the primary season.

And of course since the mid-term election, our congress, which they wanted to change, has been sabotaged at every step of the way. I hope they are not disenfranchised.

[stillcool]

10. Thanks for those links...

Tuesday, November 7, 2006, was a day of victory for youth engagement in American democracy. In a year of increased overall turnout, it was young people who really took the lead. According to The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), an estimated 10 million young Americans (ages 29 and under) came out to vote yesterday—the largest number ever and an increase of two million since the midterm election in 2002. Estimated youth turnout jumped from 20 percent in 2002 to 24 percent in 2006. Youth turnout was the highest in at least twenty years, and, when all the provisional or absentee ballots are counted, it may be the highest of all time.