This Week on Future Majority: Tons of Guest Bloggers
I’m heading off the grid for the next week to take a much needed vacation. In my absence, I’ve arranged for a number of guest bloggers to join us from some really great progressive organizations including Living Liberally, the Bus Federation, the Young Elected Officials Network, Democrats Work, The League, Swing Semester, the Young Democrats and more. Along with Kevin and Alice, who will continue their regular blogging, these great guests willll take care of you through the holiday. Treat them well and leave lots of comments. I’ll be back July 7th.
Also, don’t forget that user diaries/blogs are now enabled. You could always throw your own .02 into the discussion and write a blog. Just login (or create an account) and click “Create Content” in the personal navigation menu at the top of the page. Some folks like the Sahar Massachi from the Roosevelt Institution and George Colli, who is running for CT state senate, have already done so and found themselves on the front page. Kevin and Alice will have their eyes out for good user-generated content to promote while I’m on break.
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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Stimulus Foes Seek Money for ProjectsThe Washington Times reports that "more than a dozen Republican lawmakers, while denouncing the stimulus to the media and their constituents, privately sent letters to just one of the federal ...Political Wire:
McAuliffe Insists Investment Not About PoliticsAccording to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Terry McAuliffe (D) is seeking to buy a paper factory in Virginia but he says the proposal "is not tied to a possible repeat bid for governor in 2013; that ...
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