Feb 5, 2008
Today young people are kicking off Super Tuesday alongside Rock the Vote’s Executive Director Heather Smith by ringing the opening bell at the NASDAQ stock market, signifying the powerful impact young people are having in this presidential election.Rock the Vote...
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Jan 30, 2008
There is a historical movement underway, and today, Rock the Vote launched “Pledge to Pick the Prez,” mobilizing young adults to speak out about the issues they care about and turn out to the polls to cast their votes on Super Tuesday and in November.As...
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Jan 9, 2008
More than 84,230 18-29 year olds voted in New Hampshire yesterday, a 271% increase from 2004 levels, according to a revised estimate from CIRCLE at the University of Maryland.Young adults’ turnout rate jumped sharply by 25 percentage points, from 18% in 2004 to...
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Jan 9, 2008
Building on the momentum of last week’s historic turnout in Iowa, 18-29 year olds in New Hampshire today turned out to the polls in huge numbers, in some locations spilling out the door and forming lines up to an hour long as large turnout exceeded expectations....
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Jan 8, 2008
According to CNN’s exit polling: * On the Democratic side, 18-29 year olds made up 18% of today’s vote, up from 14% in 2004. * On the Republican side, 18-29 year olds made up 13% of today’s vote (there are no 2004...
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Jan 7, 2008
Young voters made history in Iowa last week with record turnout to the caucuses. Defying all expectations, 17-29 year olds tripled their numbers at the caucuses, propelled the winners to victory, and made the country sit up and take notice.Now it’s New...
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