Youth Vote - 10% in 2000 ..... 17% in 2004

[zaj]

According to Joe Trippi on MSNBC.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. Damn!!! It needed to be higher!

:argh:

[Mz Pip]

2. Is that enough?

Is 7% enough to make a difference?

MzPip
:dem:

[MattNC]

3. 17%???

F'n pathetic.

[high density]

4. That's it?

What is wrong with my generation?

[babylonsister]

8. Not so bad, don't count your chickens.

Just said, a humbling reality for young voters is that their vote counts as much as yours, mine, ours, or the president's.
Democracy at work!

[DougieZero]

10. GTA video game came out this week

My friends were going to vote today, but they got stuck on the helicopter misson.

/serious

[liberalpragmatist]

5. I think that's 17% of the total electorate

versus 10% of the total electorate. I clearly remembering reading that about 30% of youth voted last time around, so that means youth turnout has spiked.

[Oddman]

11. of course that is what it is

kids in line for 4 hour in ohio - kerry wins

[DireStrike]

6. Anyone wanna bet where the blame lies?

GIMME an M
Gimme an E
Gimme a D
Gimme an I
Gimme an A

[OneBlueSky]

7. if this is true, I'm frankly amazed . . .

with all the resources that were poured into getting young people to vote, a turnout this low is beyond disappointing . . . if Bush should manage to win this, they're all looking at time in uniform in some desert somewhere, imo . . .

[CaOs]

9. Thats 17% of the population

......not the young voters....17% is the highest in decades I hear

[zaj]

12. Anyone know what "record turnout" is for the youth vote?

18-25 or 18-30???

I have a bet on this being a record year for the "youth vote".

[zaj]

14. kick

[bagnana]

13. wow -- that's a huge increase! 70% over last time

And they are all voting for KERRY!