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...also let users join groups to show their support for hot campaign issues. Those with the most support were “Reduce the Drinking Age to 18!” (131,919 supporters) and “Legalize Same-Sex Marriage” (98,930).Turnout of young voters??those between ages 18 and 29—jumped from 20 percent in 2002 to at least 24 percent in 2006, according to preliminary data from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, based at the University of Maryland. That increase was powered...
...rule that prevents many supermarket chains from selling beer, wine, and spirits. With 96 percent of precincts reporting early this morning, “no” votes outnumbered “yes” ballots by a 12 percentage point margin. But in Cambridge, where voters?? liberal leanings apparently apply to libations as well, 58 percent supported the measure. The rejection of the initiative represents a significant reversal of voter opinion in recent months—a June poll by Suffolk University’s Political Research Center found that voters supported the initiative by a margin...
...appeal, surprisingly enough, is her party affiliation. Despite the overwhelmingly liberal opinions of Massachusetts voters, the state has had a Republican governor for the last sixteen years. This streak can be partially attributed to weak Democratic opponents, but it also illuminates another crucial factor that has weighed heavily on voters?? minds—balance. Out of 200 State Senators and Representatives in the legislature, only 27—or 13.5%—are Republicans. With a Democrat as governor, the Democratic super-majority will have virtually unlimited leeway...
...poll to rate the Ancient Eight’s hottest makes all too clear. IvyGate solicited admirers to e-mail in nominations, from which they culled six female and six male candidates whose mug shots they posted online. Even the Ivy Gate editors were a little let down by voters?? choices of Princeton’s mousey Assistant Professor of English Tamsen O. Wolff and Columbia’s unexceptional Assistant Professor of Computer Science Adam H. Cannon. “We really wanted a range of hot,” says one of the two IvyGate editors...
...George W. Bush had a specific message for you, delivered ad nauseum to your doorstep. The book gives off two messages about the contemporary political machine: first, that Big Brother really is watching (and that is truly frightening), and second that so-called “values voters?? do not necessarily associate with sweeping conservative ideals, but do vote based on lifestyle choices and how like-minded a candidate seems. “Applebee’s America,” while critical of recent tactics of the Democratic Party, shows how these leadership tactics are applicable...