YDA Will Help You Be A Convention Delegate
This year's convention promises to be the most interesting since the McGovern floor fight that Hunter Thompson so ably covered in Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail, 1972. Chris Bowers at Open Left is already at work analyzing delegate counts and projecting a fight over the nomination taking place on the credentials committee. It's going to be interesting as hell, and potentially some of the most vicious politics we've seen in a long time.
And now the point of my post. Wouldn't all you political junkies like a front row seat on the action? If so, go fill out this form and YDA will help you navigate the process of becoming a delegate representing your state at the convention.
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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