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The Democratic attack on the youth vote
hotair.com - 11/13/2008
The Democratic attack on the youth vote
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Rahm Emanuel’s remarks about the civilian defense corps shows a blindness to a potential political cliff that fellow community organizers are about to lead Democrats over like lemmings. The danger here isn’t that the Obama administration is about to launch a 21st century Land ...
The Straight-Ticket Youth Vote
thenextright.com - 11/6/2008
The Straight-Ticket Youth Vote
— thenextright.com — As a sidenote to Obama's 66-32 blowout among 18-29 voters, check out how these same voters voted... for the House. Not much different: 63-34. So, in casting an identity politics vote for Barack Obama, a hip young (by political standards) African ... (more) The Straight-Ticket Youth Vote

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rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 11/6/2008
Losing the Youth Vote
— rossdouthat.theatlantic.com — Patrick Ruffini has the grisly details . Greg Mankiw ventures a conjecture : Why? I am not... enough of a political scientist to be sure, but recent conversations I have had with some Harvard undergrads have led me to a conjecture: It was largely ... (more) Losing the Youth Vote

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Youth vote may have been key in Obama's win
msnbc.msn.com - 11/7/2008
Youth vote may have been key in Obama's win
— msnbc.msn.com — Youth turnout appears to be exceeding 2004 levels, which was itself a year with a big surge... in voters ages 18 to 29. Young voters preferred Barack Obama by a wide margin, experts say. (more) Youth vote may have been key in Obama's win

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Jewish liberal wants kids to wear uniforms and sleep in barracks
All — ... And how will the nation’s youth react to forced labor camps, which is exactly what Emanuel proposes?  Community organizers might think of this as heaven, but the rest of the young adults between 18-25 will resent the hell out of it. ...

Welcome to the United Socialist States of America
Sister Toldjah — ... before Obama officially becomes president, and the confirmation by Obama’s Chief of Staff that “this country needs compulsory civil service.” ...

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