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18-24 Voters Not Turning Out
AP ^

Posted on 11/02/2004 6:25:59 PM PST by hawaiian

Nov 2, 9:02 PM EST

2004 Not a Breakout for Youth After All

By SIOBHAN McDONOUGH Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- This was not the breakout year for young voters that some had anticipated. Fewer than one in 10 voters Tuesday were 18 to 24, about the same proportion of the electorate as in 2000, exit polls indicated. Still, with voter turnout expected to be higher overall, more young people appeared to have come out.

A vigorous push on college campuses by both parties and national mobilization drives had raised expectations that 2004 would be the year of the youth vote.

Exit polls indicated that young people who did vote were strongly supporting Democrat John Kerry over President Bush, while they were evenly split between Bush and Democrat Al Gore four years ago.

The exit polls were conducted for The Associated Press by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International.


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To: hawaiian

Too busy protesting than to actually vote.


41 posted on 11/02/2004 6:30:38 PM PST by Always Right
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To: hawaiian
Fewer than one in 10 voters Tuesday were 18 to 24, about the same proportion of the electorate as in 2000

Phish concerts, weed and multiple viewings of Michael Moore's cinematic craptaculars remain -- all things being equal -- reliable indicators of congenital slackerdom.

(Note To Any 18-24 FReepers Reading This: you're all excluded from the above, of course.) :)

42 posted on 11/02/2004 6:30:45 PM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (I feel more and more like a revolted Charlton Heston, witnessing ape society for the very first time)
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To: hawaiian
Wasn't it CarVILE that said that campaigns that relied on unexpected voters had a name; LOSERS.
43 posted on 11/02/2004 6:30:46 PM PST by CzarNicky (The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
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To: Huck

Here's my take.
Voting was just so mainstream, and turning out Bush was the establishment thing to do.
That doesn't exactly sound like something youthful Americans do - sure, they jump on bandwagons, but man, they reject the hard sell and Bush is counter-culture at this point. Ollie North was the hero for our generation when everyone else was hating his gutts.
It still applies.


44 posted on 11/02/2004 6:30:46 PM PST by mabelkitty (Mabelkitty and Mr. Mabelkitty voted for W today.)
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To: hawaiian

When I was in college I voted absentee. Maybe the kids are sending votes home & not voting near campus.


45 posted on 11/02/2004 6:30:48 PM PST by madison10
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To: hawaiian

Probably wasted from listening to Springsten.


46 posted on 11/02/2004 6:30:51 PM PST by the_rightside (Union Corruption : http://www.nlpc.org/artindx.asp)
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To: MTMS

Went over to DU and they are whining like hell the Rock the vote didnt turn out.One Dumocrat said "Draft em"!ROFLMAO!


47 posted on 11/02/2004 6:30:55 PM PST by JessieHelmsJr
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To: hawaiian

I voted!


48 posted on 11/02/2004 6:30:59 PM PST by Zeppelin (John Kerry - Because holding every position on every issue is not easy.)
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To: steve dubya

I'm turning 28 next month, gramps!


49 posted on 11/02/2004 6:31:09 PM PST by scottybk (Asking Americans to vote for Kerry on defense is like asking a chicken to vote for Colonel Sanders.)
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To: hawaiian

maybe they are smarter then you think. maybe they are not sure which way to jump???

this is the first time i have voted in all local races. here 7 years.


50 posted on 11/02/2004 6:31:20 PM PST by camas
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To: hawaiian

Drunk slackers!


51 posted on 11/02/2004 6:31:21 PM PST by BP2
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To: hawaiian

Joe Scarbourgh should have placed a money bet with the rest of the Hardball cast on this one. He be a richer man today!


52 posted on 11/02/2004 6:31:42 PM PST by The South Texan (The Democrat Party and the leftist (ABCCBSNBCCNN NYLATIMES)media are a criminal enterprise!)
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To: hawaiian

vock the rote


53 posted on 11/02/2004 6:31:45 PM PST by The Red Zone (The reason they're trying to starve her isn't because she's dying, but because she isn't. [Supercat])
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To: hawaiian

The youth of America...particularily the youth on the left and right coast are a bunch of worthless slackers...

You cant hire them...they are worthless..Why?...because they never show up!


55 posted on 11/02/2004 6:32:03 PM PST by antaresequity
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To: duffer

NBC was making big deal of 13% increase in new voters X 13% bump for Kerry among younger crowd. (42% to 56%) What's 13% of 13% of FL total? I swear this is stuff thrown out there for Calif. to absorb. They are desperate.


57 posted on 11/02/2004 6:32:55 PM PST by Swanks
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Hey I voted this morning. Third time in my life (Republican) , and I am only 23.

Bush For The WIN ! :)


58 posted on 11/02/2004 6:32:56 PM PST by Wyrm
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To: areafiftyone

More MoveOn money well spent:)


59 posted on 11/02/2004 6:33:02 PM PST by cwb (Only a Democrat could think that "truth" is partisan.)
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To: smonk

Vote or Die, hah! Guess your MTV minions failed you Lurch!


60 posted on 11/02/2004 6:33:05 PM PST by Braak (The US Military, the real arms inspectors!)
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