Quick Hits: Voter Suppression Wiki, 37 Things To Do Before Election Day

Will the youth turnout?

• The Wall Street Journal, which has run a mixed bag of good and bad youth vote stories this year, follows up with a piece describing the two campaigns youth strategy for the final days. Read this for nothing else if not the hilarious attempts by the McCain campaign to explain anemic youth outreach as an important strategic move.
• The AP thinks that this year youth could actually "rock the vote," though they are bizarrely touting a poll that has an astounding margin of error of 9%.
• Fox News says much the same thing in a piece that seems to be written culled from the same wire copy.

Voting Rights

• The Twitter Vote Reporting Project is gaining steam. Tech President has the latest on their efforts. Or visit the Voter Suppression Wiki to follow along and contribute to their efforts.
• The College Democrats have their own election protection program up and running - Respect the Youth Vote.

Miscellaneous

• Campus Vote lists 37 things you can do between now and election day to engage students.
• It's Getting Hot in Here reports that 90% of young people around the world want action on climate change. That's a global consensus.
• Walden University held an "online debate" between the candidates in which all the questions were written by young people, and both McCain and Obama responded by creating videos. You can view their answers here.