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...latest edition of the Institute of Politics’ (IOP) twice-annual youth voter survey revealed that campaign managers across the country are not doing enough to target the youth vote??and are paying for their oversight with lost elections. The survey, which polled campaign managers in some of the most competitive races across the country, found that they generally do not consider youth voter outreach to be a high priority—and that two-thirds did not even know what percentage of the electorate was accounted for by voters ages 18 to 24. The results were...

Author: By Brenda C. Maldonado, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Campaigns Ignore Youth Vote’s Power | 3/12/2007 | See Source »

...turned down a search committee’s presidential recommendation in well over a century, leading some observers to label the confirmation vote a “rubber stamp.” When the search committee selected Lawrence H. Summers in 2001, overseers said after the confirmation vote??unanimous in support of Summers’ appointment—that they played an active role in the decision. Houghton would not elaborate on the role the Overseers would have in choosing the next president. “They’ll be involved when the time comes...

Author: By Laurence H. M. holland and Brittney L. Moraski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Presidential Search Committee Stays Mum | 2/6/2007 | See Source »

...that the election is over and the voice of the disgruntled majority has reclaimed the legislature, it’s time for those among us who spammed a house email list, routinely tuned into the news, rocked a “Rock the Vote?? t-shirt, or (democracy forbid!) actually voted to give ourselves a congratulatory pat on the back. We’ve done our patriotic duty to steer the country back towards truth, justice, and the American...

Author: By Nadia O. Gaber | Title: Facebooking Politics | 11/15/2006 | See Source »

...races last week.But the Web site’s new “Election Pulse” also had a few “Dewey Defeats Truman” moments. For example, an independent candidate for Texas governor, Kinky Friedman, won 66.9 percent of the Facebook vote??but garnered just 13 percent at the polls. Facebook’s new “Pulse” feature allowed members to support candidates by visiting profiles and clicking a button, much as users can “friend” others. The Web site highlighted closely contested Senate races...

Author: By Alexandra Hiatt, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Life Imitates Virtual Reality | 11/14/2006 | See Source »

...working as a foot soldier for the fabled Republican “get out the vote?? effort, I have re-learned an important lesson: Local elections are fundamentally local, based on personalities and anxieties...

Author: By Travis R. Kavulla | Title: Show-Down on the Potato Farm | 11/7/2006 | See Source »

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