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Young voter turnout expected to decrease in 2012 election
A mountain of upcoming outreach goals at the Organizing for America office in Boulder, Colo., a candidate-affiliated office that aims to get young people to vote.
It’s not just reporters and analysts who are predicting a decrease in voter turnout among under-30-year-olds this presidential year; 2008 and 2004 were outliers in what has been a historically declining turnout rate since the 1960s, according to the Census Bureau.
Lots of talk about the dire state of the “youth vote” this year.
Ann Beeson from UofT blogged on nytimes.com yesterday about “why young people can be enthusiastic volunteers and organizers but tepid voters.” I agree with her that 3 main factors are at play:
1) young folks don’t see a connection between voting and their commitment to make the world a better place,
2) there are real reasons to be cynical when it comes to politics (think: big money), and
3) ”let’s face it, civic engagement can be a snore.”
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Do you know why you should vote? This is why you should freakin’ vote.
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Go vote guys. Go vote.
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Vote. Vote! VOTE!
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Do you know why you should vote? This is why you should freakin’ vote.
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main points of this post. In today’s...it seems like as
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Please vote if you are eligible no matter what your age is.
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Arrrrrgggghhhhhhhhh! Lazy ass non-voters! If you want gay rights, women’s rights, minority rights, economic
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gov reblogged this from 2012swingstates and added:
dire state of the “youth vote” this year. Ann Beeson from UofT blogged on nytimes.com yesterday about “why
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