Young Voters Prefer Obama:

Scant Gains for Romney

"......Mr. Romney has made very limited gains since the spring among likely voters ages 18 to 29.

Those findings, from a national poll of young voters conducted for the Harvard Institute of Politics, highlight a lost opportunity for Mr. Romney, experts said. Earlier polls by the institute found a high level of undecided voters who, when compared with voters in 2008, were significantly more likely to identify as conservative and cite a lack of faith in government.

Mr. Romney’s selection of a more youthful and conservative running mate, Representative Paul D. Ryan, seems to have had a negative effect on some young voters...."

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/18/us/politics/polls-show-lost-opportunity-for-romney-among-young-voters.html?ref=politics