"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.