5 Things You Should Know About the Election
MoveOn has put together a pretty good video laying out the playing field for this election. Pass it around, especially to your less political friends:
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2008 Youth Vote in Context
The following charts and graphs are meant to contextualize the unique role that young voters played in the 2008 election, and their increasingly important role in a winning electoral coalition:
2008 Youth Electoral Map
2004 Youth Electoral Map
Youth Vote Partisan Advantage: 2000 - 2008
Youth Vote Historical Support: 1976 - 2008
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