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  • October 2008

    • Florida Vote Could Hinge on Youth, for a Change

      Time  |  Oct 9, 08 10:19 AM CDT

      Florida Vote Could Hinge on Youth, for a Change

      (Newser) - Florida is used to being the center of attention in election years, but senior centers and condo complexes no longer wield all the power. The swing state may have reached the point where its under-30 residents can tip the balance to Barack Obama, reports Time . Florida’s population is actually getting younger overall, which is helping Obama in a state thought to lean toward the GOP. More »

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      swing states  • young voters  • Florida voting

    • Dems Win Registration Wars

      Washington Post  |  Oct 6, 08 1:52 PM CDT

      Dems Win Registration Wars

      (Newser) - With voter registration closing in many states today, it appears Barack Obama has largely succeeded in his attempt to make over the electorate, the Washington Post reports. Some 4 million new voters have registered across a dozen battleground states, with new Democrats greatly outnumbering new Republicans. In Florida, Obama has over twice as many new voters; in North Carolina, the ratio is roughly 6-1. More »

    • Young Voters Favor Obama 2-1

      USA Today  |  Oct 6, 08 1:55 AM CDT

      Young Voters Favor Obama 2-1

      (Newser) - Barack Obama faces an easy victory—at least among voters under 30. That's the finding of a poll of young voters, who overwhelmingly prefer Obama to John McCain, 61% to 32%, reports USA Today . It's the most dramatic margin within an age group in any presidential election in modern times. The Illinois senator is also the one young voters say they would rather have a beer with or seek out for advice. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Election 2008  • Sarah Palin  • Obama 2008  • McCain 2008  • young voters

  • August 2008

    • West Turning Blue, Dems Say

      Politico  |  Aug 29, 08 12:54 PM CDT

      West Turning Blue, Dems Say

      (Newser) - The Mountain West has historically gone for the GOP, but thanks to aggressive grass-roots organizing, Democrats believe they have a shot at turning red states blue, Politico reports. More field offices, opened much earlier than the GOP's, have boosted registration in Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada. “This presidential cycle is different,” says the head of New Mexico’s Democratic Party. “The ground game is completely different.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Obama 2008  • McCain 2008  • Nevada  • Colorado  • New Mexico  • young voters  • the Hispanic vote  • grassroots

    • Early Voting Law May Help Obama in Ohio

      Associated Press  |  Aug 13, 08 4:35 PM CDT

      Early Voting Law May Help Obama in Ohio

      (Newser) - An Ohio voting law that allows residents to register and vote simultaneously one month before the election may benefit Barack Obama, the AP reports. With one-stop voting available on college campuses Sept. 30 to Oct. 6, thousands could be added to the voter rolls—and Obama leads McCain 2-to-1 among 18- to 34-year-olds. Ninety percent of the nearly half a million college students in Ohio are said to be state residents. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Democrats  • Ohio  • Barack Obama supporters  • voting  • young voters  • youth  • voter registration  • voting process

  • July 2008

    • Two National Polls: Obama Up 9, 8

      Boston Globe  |  Jul 15, 08 3:32 PM CDT

      Two National Polls: Obama Up 9, 8

      (Newser) - Barack Obama leads John McCain nationally in a new Quinnipiac poll, 50% to 41%, with huge advantages among female and young voters. The two split independents with 44% apiece, and McCain led 47%-44% among men and 49%-42% among white voters, the Boston Globe reports. Far more respondents said they were uncomfortable with a president aged 72 than with a black president. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • young voters  • opinion polls  • independents  • white voters  • the female vote

    • Cellphone Users Are Missing From Polls

      Salon  |  Jul 14, 08 7:58 AM CDT

      Cellphone Users Are Missing From Polls

      (Newser) - Pollsters are setting themselves up for an embarrassment, Salon predicts, by using only landlines in surveys, ignoring the 15% of American adults who use only cellphones. That 15% is predominantly young, full of students, and disproportionately black and Hispanic. They are not, in other words, likely McCain voters. Add this uncounted bloc, and Obama’s lead could jump 2% or more, two veteran pollsters tell Salon. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Election 2008  • Obama 2008  • poll  • demographics  • young voters  • poll numbers

  • May 2008
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