Voters Under 30 Talk Obama
Key quote: "Many in this group say their friends influence their political views; eight in 10 say friends have had a great deal or a moderate amount of influence on them."
Key quote: "Many in this group say their friends influence their political views; eight in 10 say friends have had a great deal or a moderate amount of influence on them."
Key quote: "Several national polls have shown overwhelming support for Obama among college-age voters."
Key quote: "But in fact, working on the Obama campaign may have moved Hughes closer to the center of the social networking phenomenon, not farther away."
Key quote: "The campaign describes Whitaker as an 'evangelical Christian who credits Barack for her newfound interest in the political process.' "
Key quote: "Young voters clearly lean toward Barack Obama, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll conducted in July, when Mr. Obama led John McCain by 12 percentage points (48 percent versus 36 percent) among voters under 30."
Key quote: "We take it for granted that women are the backbone of our families,"
Key Quote: " The Obama indie music lovefest continues unabated. Not to be outdone by the Arcade Fire, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy will be hosting a second benefit concert for presidential candidate Barack Obama."
Key quote: "For young voters, Rosa Parks' refusal to sit at the back of a bus in Montgomery, Ala., in 1955 is schoolbook history. Even the racially charged 1992 riots in Los Angeles are a distant memory.
The United States is far from a blueprint for racial harmony, but for today's young adults — all born after segregation was outlawed in the mid-1960s — race is not the issue it once was."
Key quote: "Mrs. Clinton has generally bypassed younger voters. And they have bypassed her, flocking instead to her rival, Senator Barack Obama."
Key quote: "Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is attracting record numbers of young voters..."
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