mcclatchy: In 2000, among 18- to 29-year-olds, nearly 575,000 voted in the California primaries; this year, 850,000 did. The Georgia number tripled; so did Massachusetts', traditionally one of the states where young people were already active.
"The thing young voters most say they're looking for is change," said Emily Kirby, a senior research associate at the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement, which compiled the data.
In most states, young voters want to vote Democratic, and so far, they have overwhelmingly sided with Obama — by margins of 20 percentage points or more over Clinton in Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Utah and elsewhere.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Obama Getting Bulk of 18-29 Voters
young voters are expected to give obama a boost in pennsylvania. let's hope they make up for those who wouldn't vote for obama because he's black.
