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cali

(114,904 posts) Sat Nov 10, 2012, 08:05 PM Nov 2012

Study: About 49% of young voters cast ballots

5:10PM EST November 7. 2012 - Hard to believe on the day after President Obama's re-election that there was any doubt that young people would rally behind him again.

About 22 million to 23 million people under 30 -- or at least 49% -- voted in the election, according to an analysis by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University. The percentage could be higher after all the votes are tallied.

Turns out young voters made up a larger percentage of the total electorate (19%) this year than in 2008 (18%). Obama won 60% of voters under 30 compared with 37% for Mitt Romney, according to exit polls. That's a drop from the 66% Obama won in 2008.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2012/11/07/obama-romney-youth-vote-election/1690075/

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Study: About 49% of young voters cast ballots (Original Post) cali Nov 2012 OP

The 18-29 yr. old age brackett is always the lowest turnout bluestateguy Nov 2012 #1

Somehow, they tore themselves away from their faded Obama posters BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #2

That's pretty good, but we need to keep improving. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #3

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)

1. The 18-29 yr. old age brackett is always the lowest turnout

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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 08:13 PM

Nov 2012

Even in 2008.

BeyondGeography

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2. Somehow, they tore themselves away from their faded Obama posters

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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 08:15 PM

Nov 2012

to vote.

Fuck you, Paul Ryan.

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

3. That's pretty good, but we need to keep improving.

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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 08:15 PM

Nov 2012

I know several youth that drifted off to support Ron Paul and Jill Stein. They admitted that Obama was much better than Willard, but really wanted to vote FOR a candidate, than for what they perceived as the lesser of two evils. Among their complaints about Obama were: Wall St coziness, drones, marijuana, and jobs.

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