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Obama names national security teamFrom NBC's Athena JonesCHICAGO -- It's the closest thing to the “Dream Ticket” that supporters of former rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are going to get. In his fifth post-election ...Think Progress:
Palin Recycles Old Stump Speech In Georgia, But Replaces ‘McCain’ With ‘Chambliss’Today, Gov. Sarah Palin traveled to Georgia to campaign for Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R), who faces a tough runoff election tomorrow against Democratic challenger Jim Martin. In the first of four stops ...First Read:
Replacing HillaryFrom NBC's Domenico MontanaroThe game in New York moves to, "Who will replace Hillary?" It's been going on for some time with the speculation that the New York senator might be picked. New York ...TPM Election Central:
Obama: "I'm A Strong Believer In Strong Personalities"A couple more quick points about today's Obama presser. First, it was striking how comfortable Obama appeared in a take-charge role when on a stage dominated by heavy hitters like Robert Gates and ...Think Progress:
Leahy: ‘Torture will be a major issue’; ‘All that’s going to be reviewed.’During a press conference today, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, echoed President-elect Obama’s vow to end torture and pledged to continue investigating ...
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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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Following up on my first post responding to Erica Williams' assessment of the current state of youth organizing, I'd like to take a look at what she said about moving policy: Policy is the Achilles ...by: Michael Connery | 0 comments
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Over at her personal blog, Erica Williams, the Policy and Advocacy Manager at Campus Progress, has a thoughtful post reporting on a recent policy summit held by the Generational Alliance, a coalition ...by: Michael Connery | 0 comments
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Bumped. Excellent resource for student leaders to gain more influence on campus. --Craig In the face of record budget cuts for universities and colleges across the country -- both public and ...by: ForStudentPower | 0 comments
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While the economy is causing some pain in this country, the silver lining may be the injection of even more young energy into government jobs. A piece in the Washington Post examined the boom in ...by: Craig Berger | 0 comments
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I've written a few times now about larger cities in the Rust Belt (largely the Detroit to Buffalo corridor, with Pittsburgh included), what they're lacking, and how they can bounce back. I'll ...by: Craig Berger | 0 comments
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