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I am a 29 year old Male who lives in Atlanta. I am very intrested in advancement in life, education, and fatherhood. Politics is a warm spot for me because it serves as a vehical of change for many things
- Birthday
- 1979-01-02
- First Name
- Elliott
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- Swinney IV
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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:
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Youth Vote Partisan Advantage: 2000 - 2008
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Earlier this week I posted two blog entries commenting on a post by Erica Williams pertaining to the current state of youth organizing. Erica made one final point that I'd still like to address: Who ...by: Michael Connery | 0 comments
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Bumped. --Mike Cross posted on College Dems NY. Today at a hearing on the ballots in the SD 11 case, the judge ordered that the St. Johns students that were subpoenaed could leave because they ...by: NY College Dems | 0 comments
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(as cross posted on http://collegedemsny.com/blog/?p=412) Today at a hearing on the ballots in the SD 11 case, the judge ordered that the St. Johns students that were subpoenaed could leave because ...by: NY College Dems | 0 comments
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cross posted on the College Dems of NY blog: http://www.collegedemsny.com/blog In New York's 11th State Senate District, the race is still yet to be determined because the counting of ballots has not ...by: NY College Dems | 0 comments
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cross posted on College Dems of NY blog: http://www.collegedemsny.com/blog After 2 exhausting hours of debate and discussion, the College Democrats of NY (CDNY) executive board voted by a majority ...by: NY College Dems | 0 comments
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