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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: JessieHelmsJr

The Deaniac thing is so weird.
They never showed up for Dean, and he was counting on them for this election.
I am beginning to think they don't exist.
It's bizarre!


61 posted on 11/02/2004 6:33:09 PM PST by mabelkitty (Mabelkitty and Mr. Mabelkitty voted for W today.)
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To: hawaiian
They will stand in line for concert tickets, welfare checks and food stamps but not to vote. It's just to "inconvenient".


62 posted on 11/02/2004 6:33:18 PM PST by unixfox (Close the borders, problems solved!)
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To: hawaiian

23 and voted for Bush this morning.


63 posted on 11/02/2004 6:33:18 PM PST by sassbox
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To: hawaiian
Just die already


64 posted on 11/02/2004 6:33:24 PM PST by finnman69 (cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
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To: Akira

Hmmmm....


65 posted on 11/02/2004 6:33:29 PM PST by LibertyThug ("Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -Twain)
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To: Chi-townChief

I think they may have been overwhelmed by The Boss's intellect: "We had a sax player in the White House, now we need a guitar player in the White House." I kid you not. I heard him say it on the radio news two days ago.


66 posted on 11/02/2004 6:33:37 PM PST by FlyVet
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To: hawaiian

Good! They were fed too much bovine scat from people like Urine Diddy to be able to make a good choice.


67 posted on 11/02/2004 6:33:39 PM PST by DaBroasta (Dear democrat voter your party leaders don't think you're stupid, they're counting on it!)
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To: hawaiian

My 3 college-aged kids all voted via absentee ballot - all 3 Republican.


68 posted on 11/02/2004 6:34:10 PM PST by m5defense
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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, exit polls indicated. Still, with voter turnout expected to be higher overall, more young people appeared to have come out."

Sentence 1: same proportion of youth vote (as) 2000

Sentence 2: increased proportion of youth vote (than) 2000

Orwell would be proud. Whatever!


69 posted on 11/02/2004 6:34:21 PM PST by torchthemummy (Florida 2000: There Would Have Been No 5-4 Without A 7-2)
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To: Freepdonia
Hey, I voted...20 years ago when I was 19! :-)

I voted for Gerald Ford when I was 18.

70 posted on 11/02/2004 6:34:42 PM PST by Stepan12
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To: DaBroasta

VOTE OR DIE!!!


71 posted on 11/02/2004 6:34:55 PM PST by blakep
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To: mabelkitty

I'd even say my own rebellion was in some part a reaction to my parents' liberalism. I would say life taught me the lessons they failed to teach me, and I naturally became a conservative (albeit a somewhat mischievous one.)


72 posted on 11/02/2004 6:35:12 PM PST by Huck (I only type LOL when I am really LOL)
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To: Sociopathocracy

Maybe their anarchist American hating Professors put them to sleep.


73 posted on 11/02/2004 6:35:30 PM PST by oldtimer
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To: hawaiian

I think the 18-24 BUSH vote showed up :) but the "non-partisan" (read liberal) groups couldn't turn out their slackers.


74 posted on 11/02/2004 6:35:56 PM PST by JakeWyld (Let's face it. Democrats do not deserve to lead America.)
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To: Cathryn Crawford

I worked and worked on my roommate and finally got him to go Bush.


75 posted on 11/02/2004 6:37:11 PM PST by rwfromkansas (BYPASS FORCED WEB REGISTRATION! **** http://www.bugmenot.com ****)
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To: All

I just got home from the polls. Will someone ping me to the on going thread so I can catch up?


76 posted on 11/02/2004 6:38:44 PM PST by CindyDawg
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ha ha. the media suxxors!

77 posted on 11/02/2004 6:39:20 PM PST by KneelBeforeZod (Deus Lo Volt!)
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To: hawaiian

If they did not vote, they "die," right?


78 posted on 11/02/2004 6:40:08 PM PST by TripsN1
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To: hawaiian

My son had registered and planned to vote republican here in CA. He took one look at the line and bailed! I haven't been able to shame him itot going back, but there's still an hour and a half yet to go, and I'm very persistant...


79 posted on 11/02/2004 6:40:46 PM PST by ScudBud
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