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...would have liked to have had a higher voter turnout, especially for such a permanent decision,” Glazer said...
Missouri is one of a small group of states that will decide November’s presidential election. One of the biggest variables going into November is voter turnout, especially in St. Louis’s large African-American community. Black voters in Missouri typically vote at roughly half the rate of other voters, but when they vote they overwhelmingly side with Democratic candidates. This means the Democrats have a huge untapped resource that could turn the election. ACT has already shown that Missouri’s African-American population will vote if it is not forgotten. On primary...
...distance between his positions on a given issue, and the frequency of his drastic alterations, should be serious causes for concern among two different groups for two different reasons. Kerry supporters should be worried about the election. When a race is close and comes down to undecideds and voter turnout among the base, a candidate with Kerry’s scattered record should beware. When undecideds consider the candidates a toss-up on the issues, they often decide based on who they like, trust and know. Kerry has trouble in all three areas. He will also have trouble motivating...
...show that almost 100,000 18- to 24-year olds have registered to vote. Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP) further reports that political activity is flourishing on college campuses, with political speakers and voter registration drives occurring at nearly every school nationwide. Considering the lackluster voter turnout by youth in 1996 and 2000, the signs that burgeoning numbers of young Americans plan to hit the polls comes not a moment too soon...
...been described by the following paradox: Politicians don’t talk about issues that affect youth because youth don’t vote, and youth don’t vote because politicians don’t talk about issues that affect them. But by all indications, the youth turnout in the upcoming election will be one of the highest in recent memory, and in return we expect our next president to address the issues important to young Americans...