Obama and young groups

October 06, 2008

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."

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August 26, 2008

Teen Delagate Reflects Obama's Youth Support

Key quote: "Several national polls have shown overwhelming support for Obama among college-age voters."

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August 21, 2008

Founder Of Facebook Works On Obama's Media Campaign

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."

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August 19, 2008

Minnesota Student Wins Spot at Convention

Key quote: "The campaign describes Whitaker as an 'evangelical Christian who credits Barack for her newfound interest in the political process.' "

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August 18, 2008

Courting the younger viewer/voter

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."

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August 13, 2008

Obama talks about the women in his life

Key quote: "We take it for granted that women are the backbone of our families,"

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July 11, 2008

Jeff Tweedy to play second benefit for Obama

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."

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June 06, 2008

Race Not an Issue to 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."

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April 22, 2008

How Age Can Be A Way To Tell Who Will Get The Vote

Key quote: "Mrs. Clinton has generally bypassed younger voters. And they have bypassed her, flocking instead to her rival, Senator Barack Obama."

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April 21, 2008

Young Pennsylvania voters

Key quote: "Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is attracting record numbers of young voters..."

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