Posts Tagged ‘young voters’
By Annabel Gould - Oct 24th, 2008 at 10:49 am
A new study released by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics provides some extensive data on young voters two weeks out from the presidential election. Some…
Tags: 2008 presidential election, public service, young voters, youth activism, youth vote
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By Matt Zeitlin - Oct 7th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
The Center for American Progress Action Fund and Campus Progress Action just put out a big report (PDF) looking at the economic views of young…
Tags: economy, race, young voters
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By Kay Steiger - Sep 24th, 2008 at 11:35 am
Rock the Vote released a new poll of young voters for the month of September. It seems that young people are just as concerned about…
Tags: 2008 presidential election, activism, Barack Obama, college affordability, energy, environment, health care, inequality, John McCain, polling, young voters
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By Rob Anderson - Sep 3rd, 2008 at 12:11 am
Today, John McCain’s campaign manager, Rick Davis, argued that the candidates’ positions on issues won’t be the deciding factor in the 2008 presidential election. “This…
Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, young voters
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By Kay Steiger - Sep 2nd, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Today at the Minnesota state capitol, people have gathered for concerts, yoga, and registering to vote. The Ripple Effect, which could better be described as…
Tags: Iraq war, politics, RNC 2008, young voters, youth activism
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By Kay Steiger - Sep 2nd, 2008 at 11:35 am
Spencer Rice is delegate from New York. He believes he’s the second youngest delegate, having just turned 18 in May. He hopes to go to…
Tags: Republicans, RNC 2008, young voters
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By Rob Anderson - Aug 28th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
In his speech at Invesco Field tonight (which he is still giving), Al Gore recognized young voters participation in this year’s election:
Many people have…
Tags: Barack Obama, DNC 2008, young voters
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By Saxon Baird - Aug 12th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Matt Singer from the political activist group Forward Montana has some new ideas about how to get Americans involved in important issues and out to…
Tags: activism, Forward Montana, Matt Singer, politics, young voters, youth vote
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By Jesse Singal - Jul 7th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
There will be light posting on Pushback through Wednesday, as Kay Steiger, Rob Anderson, me, and a bunch of our bloggers will be attending and…
Tags: activism, Asra Nomani, John Edwards, Linda Sanchez, Seymour Hersh, young voters
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By Jesse Singal - Jul 7th, 2008 at 10:02 am
From yesterday’s San Francisco Chronicle:
A pair of Assembly bills designed to bring more young people into the voting booths are being fought by Republicans…
Tags: California, voting rights, young voters
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By Kay Steiger - Jun 18th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Today there’s an interview with Rachel Maddow up on Campus Progress. Maddow weighs in on gay marriage in California, Chris Matthews, and the youth vote.…
Tags: Chris Matthews, gay marriage, journalism, Keith Olbermann, LGBT, media, Rachel Maddow, young voters
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By Nick Sifuentes - Jun 18th, 2008 at 11:45 am
So the gays are getting married again out in California. Shh. Listen. Do you hear that? That’s the sound of California not falling off into…
Tags: California, gay marriage, law, LGBT, religious right, right-wing punditry, young voters
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