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Sanders is beating Obama’s 2008 youth vote record.
Impressive numbers for Sanders. But can they move everyone to vote for Clinton?
Sanders is beating Obama’s 2008 youth vote record. And the primary’s not even over.
Bernie Sanders isn't just winning the youth vote — he's crushing it.A new analysis from Tufts University shows that Sanders has now surpassed Barack Obama's 2008 Democratic primary totals among young people in the 25 states where we can draw a comparison — whether you count by raw vote total or percentage of the overall vote share. In 2008, the [url=,8599,1700525,00.html]press[/url] marveled that Obama beat Hillary Clinton by 60 to 35 points among voters under 30, racking up around 2.2 million young votes throughout the primary.
Now Sanders is beating Clinton by a 71-to-28 margin, receiving more than 2.4 million votes from young voters in the 25 states we can compare, according to numbers compiled by Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts."The energy that young voters have kept up throughout the primary has been incredible," Kawashima-Ginsberg says in an interview. "It's been amazing to see."Sanders's insurgency is being powered by young people, who are thrilling to his message in what looks like historic numbers.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” former vice president Biden said during a campaign event in Texas on Monday. "All men and women created by — you know, you know, the thing.”
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Re: Sanders is beating Obama’s 2008 youth vote record.
I think it is good to see young voters in greater numbers becoming engaged in the democratic process. I hope they stay engaged through the election, remember Bernie's progressive message, and continue to put pressure on Hillary Clinton and remind her they exist. When Clinton becomes president they must continue to voice their opinions on issues and what matters to them. I think she will listen.
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Re: Sanders is beating Obama’s 2008 youth vote record.
Let's hope they show up in November.
We will see if this is a commitment to citizenship, or just a personality cult.
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We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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Re: Sanders is beating Obama’s 2008 youth vote record.
If people could vote with their cell phones or by 'liking' on Facebook the voter turn-out would sky-rocket.
Having to go somewhere to vote is just too much trouble.
If you make yourself miserable trying to make others happy that means everyone is miserable.
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