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 Mac Is Back, 
 Pushing Reforms 

GOP stalwart returns to Senate, eye on reining in lobbying and earmarks

Jan 8, 09 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Sen. John McCain, forgotten but not gone after his failed bid for the presidency, was back in form this week as he pushed bipartisan reform of earmarks and lobbying, Congressional Quarterly reports. Though the Arizona Republican’s eyes were watery and he had some trouble reading at the press conference,... More »

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John McCain • Senate • earmarks • Republican Party • lobbying • Senate GOP • political action committees • McCain 2008 • bipartisanship • the Hispanic vote • young voters

ANALYSIS

Obama Won Even Without Counting Kids

Subtract under-30 voters, and the outcome's the same

Nov 7, 08 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Every left-leaning constituency in the country wants to chalk up credit for the Obama victory—labor put him over the top, Latinos put him over the top—but the support was so broad, an MSNBC analysis finds, that few individual claims are valid. Most surprising is the much-ballyhooed youth vote:... More »

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Barack Obama • Election 2008 • young voters

Ballot Questions May Hinge On Obama Turnout

Gay marriage, marijuana, other issues on the line

Oct 31, 08 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has a lot riding on his coattails. The impact of a presidential candidate's support on candidates for lower offices can be substantial, and this year's slates also include 153 ballot questions. Besides swinging gubernatorial and congressional races, measures concerning everything from gay marriage to gambling are up for... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • California • gay marriage • Election 2008 • young voters • ballot initiative

OPINION

 If You Don't Know 
 Who This Is, 
 Don't Vote 

Uninformed citizens should stay home, unpopular as the sentiment might be

Oct 31, 08 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Countless actors, musicians and other celebrities have volunteered their time encouraging young people to vote. But should they? ABC News anchor John Stossel quizzed voters on basic political knowledge at a registration-drive concert and in the nation’s capital. A shockingly high number of uninformed answers led Stossel to the... More »

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democracy • voting • candidate • electorate • Election 2008 • young voters • stupidity • new voters

OPINION

Simon Cowell Rocks the Vote

Encouraged by civics lessons from American Idol, young voters are used to going to polls

Oct 31, 08 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama isn't the only force driving young voters are to the polls, writes Alan H. Fleischmann in the New Republic. Thanks to the extreme popularity of judge Simon Cowell and American Idol, they’ve gotten used to having their voices heard. And just as important, Idol participation has allowed... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • American Idol • Simon Cowell • New Republic • Election 2008 • young voters • Paula Abdul • Randy Jackson

 Florida Vote Could 
 Hinge on Youth, 
 for a Change 

The domain of the retirees has growing, active young voter bloc

Oct 9, 08 10:19 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Florida voting • young voters • swing states

ANALYSIS

 Dems Win Registration Wars 

New swing-state voters look like Obama backers; independents add numbers, too

Oct 6, 08 1:52 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Republican voters • Democratic voters • Obama 2008 • Bruce Springsteen • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • young voters • battleground states • new voters

 Young Voters 
 Favor Obama 2-1 

Obama's influence may last a lifetime

Oct 6, 08 1:55 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 West Turning Blue, Dems Say

Party boasts strong voter registration, turnout in Mountain states

Aug 29, 08 12:54 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Early Voting Law May
Help Obama in Ohio

One-step voting window could boost youth turnout

Aug 13, 08 4:35 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Two National Polls:
Obama Up 9, 8

Age more of a problem than race

Jul 15, 08 3:32 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Cellphone Users Are Missing From Polls

Overlooked bloc
could give Obama a hidden 2% boost

Jul 14, 08 7:58 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Opinion

Counting on Youth Could Be Rookie Mistake for Obama

'04 election might have seen surge Dems are counting on; math blurs from there

May 29, 08 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conventional wisdom has it that young people energized by Barack Obama will sweep him to victory in November. But not so fast, Paul Maslin writes on Salon. It’s possible the big youth surge already happened in 2004, when turnout among 18-to-24-year-olds jumped from 2000’s dismal 32.4% to... More »

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Barack Obama • John Kerry • Howard Dean • Obama 2008 • demographics • Election 2008 • young voters

Analysis

 Demos to Watch in Pa. Vote 

Breaking down the groups that will decide the election

Apr 22, 08 11:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some of the election season’s most intriguing demographics will be out in force in today’s Pennsylvania primary. The Wall Street Journal breaks down who they are and how they might vote in November.
  • Working-class white males mostly went red in 2006, supporting Republicans by a
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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • demographics • Pennsylvania primary • Election 2008 • the Hispanic vote • working-class vote • general election • young voters

Obama's Youth Army
Takes Aim at Mom and Dad

Kids cajole elders on behalf of superstar candidate

Apr 8, 08 8:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has a secret weapon in winning over undecided voters: their children, who have glommed onto the Illinois senator as they would a rock star. Voters from both parties tell the New York Times that their issue has turned them around on the issues—or at least turned them... More »

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Barack Obama • Barack Obama supporters • Obama-mentum • young voters • idealism

Keystone State Students Won't Boost Obama

Voter drive came too late to register them
as Democrats

Apr 6, 08 5:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - College kids' love for Barack Obama won't help him in the Keystone State, Politico reports. Many of Pennsylvania's 680,000 students hail from elsewhere and have voted absentee; among natives, a high number are Independent and therefore barred from the April 22 primary. Worse, attempts by Obama backers to enroll... More »

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Barack Obama • Pennsylvania • college student • Pennsylvania primary • Election 2008 • young voters

Obama's General Election Plan: Sign Up Voters

Barack's massive registration drive could 'change the math'

Apr 2, 08 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's general-election strategy is to rejigger the electorate in his favor by signing up massive numbers of new voters—mainly young and African-American voters. Suspicious Dems point out that a similar effort failed John Kerry in 2004, but, reports Politico, there's legitimate reason to think Obama might be able... More »

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Barack Obama • African-American voters • minority vote • young voters • voter registration • Project Vote

Dem Fight Risks Fracturing Party's Base

McCain's GOP support grows even as Clinton, Obama numbers split

Mar 12, 08 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - The continuing squabbling between the Democratic presidential candidates is taking a toll within the party and dividing groups considered crucial to a victory in November, polls show—even as more Republicans are lining up behind John McCain, the Wall Street Journal reports. "It is alarming and sickening," one... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Democratic nomination • female voters • African-American voters • Election 2008 • Donna Brazile • young voters

Obama Makes Inroads in
Ohio, Texas

Youth focus boosts effort to sway Latino, blue-collar voters

Feb 18, 08 11:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's staunchest allies include Hispanic and working-class voters, and those are exactly the assets Barack Obama is targeting in the must-win states of Ohio and Texas, the Los Angeles Times reports. He's using young voters as a wedge: In a radio ad aimed at young Latino Texans, the announcer... More »

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Barack Obama • Texas • Latino voters • Ohio • NAFTA • Hispanic • blue-collar vote • young voters

OPINION

Yes We Can ... Calm Down

Pundit has Obamaphilia and doesn't care knows it

Feb 8, 08 4:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Joel Stein has Obamaphilia—“I want the man to hope all over me”—and he worries it’s not appropriate. The LA Times columnist knows Barack Obama isn’t a maverick "taking risky positions like Ron Paul or Dennis Kucinich" and wonders whether it's out of proportion—... More »

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Barack Obama • young voters

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