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- Two things about Guanatanamo Bay:
- Only AP students have blogs due this week!
- A turnover for lobbyists
- Obama cabinet picks so far
- An interview with tue guy who designed the Obama logo
- Change we can believe in...in the legislative branch
- Other presidents' first hundred days
- Who paid for Obama's campaign?
- Obama's pick for Secretary of Health and Human Ser...
- Change.gov
- Obama + Twilight?
- AP GoPo students
- Our president elect knows what YouTube is!
- Possibility of immigration reform under President ...
- Hip-hop love for Obama
- NO BLOG DUE THIS WEEK
- AP GoPo students
- Build Obama's cabinet!
- Reactions to Obama's election in Selma
- So which people voted for Obama?
- OBAMA WINS!!!!
- AP GoPo students
- Hopes and fears
- For those of you who are Spanish-speakers...
- New black voters
- Lots of youth voting in the '08 election?
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People from the ages of 18 to 29 vote less than any other age group. I believe that - although they are aware of the issues - they do not know what to do about them. People of this age group feel like they don't have the time to research ways of making a difference. Also, they could feel as if their opinions wouldn't make a difference.
I believe that there are a lot of voters in this year's election because of all the media coverage being done. Plus, all of the items being sold in malls as a way of advertising themselves.
Many young people seem to be very interested in this election. They all go by what they hear on television and in music. For example, there is a remix of a rap song rooting for Obama. The problem of this is that these young voters don't know much information on the different issues being discussed and do not know what each candidate has to say about them.
Though there is little evidence of a "surge in youth vote", it is clear that the young voters (ages 18-29) that registered to vote for Obama went out and voted. According to a Gallup poll, 61% of the youth vote went to Obama and 39% went to McCain. Obama contacted the young voters in every way possible and it paid off. The Obama campaign used technology really well. He made Facebook and Myspace pages so young voters could learn about his campaign and posted videos on YouTube of speeches he said and events he attended. The Obama campaign even sent text messages to their supporters and bought ad-space in video games. The Obama campaign used technology more effectively than the McCain campaign. The slogan of change appealed to younger voters and inspired them to vote. =]
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