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These two would-be voters are not alone. In a state so clearly locked up in the Kerry column, Harvard and nearby universities provide a small pocket of students whose votes matter critically. This year, Harvard students from red, blue and especially swing states are taking extra precautions to make their votes count...
...encouraging students to register and vote absentee in their home states where their vote might make a critical difference in a swing state,” Kendall said. Two weeks ago, sophomores Rebecca C. Chase and Sasha Harris-Lovett put the party back in politics with a swing state bash. They advertised the fete with slogans like “party your way to the polls.” With a U.S. map hanging on the wall, the party favored its guests with free stamps for their absentee ballots and computer access to a voter information website...
...basically was a party to give people from swing states a lot of love,” said
Barraged by campaign mailings, calls and pollsters, students from swing states are enjoying their elite status...
Kerry may still remain vulnerable to a wedge attack that can convince swing voters that he doesn't share their values. But the TIME poll shows that voters now find themselves closer to Kerry on stem-cell research, abortion, gay rights and gun control. That means the Bush campaign may not have done enough to convince voters that Kerry is an out-of-touch lefty on those issues. Of course, if the Republicans can do so in the next two weeks, 2004 could still look like 1988 after all. --With reporting by Perry Bacon Jr., Eric Roston and Elaine Shannon/Washington...