18-24 Voters Not Turning Out

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[sandlady]

Once they heard the draft threat was farce, they didn't feel the need to vote.

[randog]

P Diddy will be deepzizzlely zizzlepointed...

LOL!!

[Ptarmigan]

I voted and I am in the 18 to 24 group.

[fig]

My sons are 22 and 19 year old college students and they both voted for Bush and said that all of their friends did too.

[LDub]

I am 21 and I voted absentee two weeks ago for W. My boyfriend voted today in VA for W as well. Not sure who my 19 yr old brother voted for, but he did go vote.

My campus was also a voting site today. A lot of kids were talkin the talk, but I doubt on this rainy day of cancelled classes that many got up and stood in line.

[t_skoz]

This 24 year old voted before going to work this morning...

[SendShaqtoIraq]

"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!

Ahem.  Wrong.

Sentence 1:  same proportion of youth as 2000

Sentence 2:  increased NUMBER of youth from 2000

Explanation:  1000 voters aged 18-24, 10,000 voters over 24 (in 2000) = 1 out of 10

                    2000 voters aged 18-24, 20,000 voters over 24 (in2004) still equals 1 out of 10.  SAME PROPORTION, MORE YOUTH.

 

[JakeWyld]

That's a major thing for me. I would like some private investment. I'm already working on a 401k. I would like some more options.