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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Justiceline: February 9, 2012Welcome to Justiceline, ThinkProgress Justice’s morning round-up of the latest legal news and developments. Remember to follow us on Twitter at @TPJustice. A federal judge in San Diego holds that ...Think Progress:
Morning CheckUp: February 9, 2012Contraception rule controversy still brewing: “Both the House and Senate GOP are working on bills to eliminate the requirement that some religious institutions cover contraception for their ...Political Wire:
Romney's Big Testa href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/romney_new_test_PY1WWLMMJmwYWTyXsOAf5H"John Podhoretz/a: "It is still the case that Romney will almost certainly be the GOP nominee. The ...Political Wire:
Edwards Still Spending Despite Owing $2.1 MillionJohn Edwards "owes taxpayers more than $2.1 million in public matching funds improperly received after he dropped his 2008 run for the White House, yet disclosure reports show his failed campaign is ...Political Wire:
An Affair with KennedyThe a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/09/books/once-upon-a-secret-mimi-alford-on-her-affair-with-kennedy.html?ref=books"New York Times/a reviews Mimi Alford's account of her affair with ...
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