Posts Tagged ‘youth vote’
Two-thirds of voters aged 18 to 29 voted for Obama, making it “an incredible tilt that we've never seen before,†said Peter Levine, director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE).
Tags: 2008 election, Obama, youth vote
Posted in Election Coverage, News, Student Life
Despite a high youth turnout last Tuesday, some political experts are wondering if the youth will remain politically active or just become a blip at the voting booth.
Eric Herzik, a political science professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, said the spike in interest was due to a well-run campaign by President-elect Barack Obama. According to a CNN exit poll, 68 percent of young voters chose Obama, while 30 percent chose Se. John McCain.
Tags: 2008 elections, Barack Obama, president elect, youth vote
Posted in Election Coverage, News
Outside of the Joe Crowley Student Union, Brian Parcon is one of the volunteers repeating one question:
“Have you voted yet?â€
The 18-year-old political science major knows historically, young voters don't turn out to vote. He knows the pundits predict apathy from his age group.
But he thinks they're wrong.
Tags: Barack Obama, Obama, politics, Washoe County voters, youth vote
Posted in Election Coverage, News
Nevada's voters may be focused on which presidential ticket they will vote for come Election Day, but political experts said voters need to remember the importance of state and local races this year.
“You see voters come in every four years, and they vote for president and Congress, but they won't vote for the state legislature,†said Kenneth Fernandez, a political science professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Tags: 2008 election, Dean Heller, Jill Derby, Nevada election, Nevada elections, politics, state elections, youth vote
Posted in Election Coverage, News
