Wait. I thought that was the 2004 election as well….

You could say that about every Presidential election. Cliche crap that belongs in an Obama stump speech.

I hope Obama only loses by 6 in Pennsylvania, but I think 12 is more likely.

Just, once there is an opening for youth voting. I suspect that youth voting will be significant for the first time. Without the young vote, Obama would not be where he is. His campaign rests on the premise that young people do care about the world. However, it is one huge gamble that no one knows the full implications of.

I am 20 years old and have never cared a wit about politics until now. Why? Because this election defines what America represents. I hope young people fully appreciate what that means.

And you completely missed the point of the post… everyone knows Obama cleans up with young voters. BUT, the young voters haven’t shown up in the numbers that would make a significant difference. I want to say the WI primary showed 18-30 year old turnout at somewhere around 25%. And that’s with an earlier, contested Democratic primary.

Counting on the youth vote is a gamble. Plain and simple.

Most students attending four-year colleges and universities in Pennsylvania are enthusiastic about voting in the presidential campaign, according to a poll conducted by CBS News and UWIRE, and Barack Obama is the overwhelming favorite among those who intend to vote in the Democratic primary.

Among Pennsylvania students who will vote or have voted in a Democratic primary in any state, Obama leads Hillary Rodham Clinton 71 percent to 28 percent, and among those who intend to vote in the Pennsylvania primary, Obama leads by a nearly identical margin of 71 percent to 29 percent. Support for Obama is consistent across types and sizes of schools.

Perhaps that’s because many of the new Democrats are actually Republicans that are taking advantage of open registration laws in PA to vote in the race that matters as opposed to sitting out.

And there are PLENTY of colleges in PA; Penn State alone has 40,000 plus students, for example. Factor in schools like Pitt, Temple, Villanova, LaSalle, Penn, Drexel, Duquesne, and the PSU sattelite campuses, you have LOTS and LOTS of students, and maybe 20% of them overall are out of state and could have voted earlier.

I know with McCain all but clinching the nomination, I registered and voted in the Dem primary in
I’m calling it right now. Hillary wins PA by 6 points. Not the margin she needs, but certainly with Obama’s gaffes, gives her a leg to stand on for staying in the race.

What’s wrong with orange juice?