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Young voters have clout
- The Daily Camera (new window)
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1/14/2008
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Colorado is considered by some public-interest research groups as a key state in this year's presidential election, and they say a high number of eligible college-aged voters here could help break national records for turnout among 18- and 19-year-olds. |
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Youth vote real force in 2008
- Colorado Daily News (new window)
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02/07/2008
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Although official youth voting numbers have not been released for Tuesday's caucus, young voters compose a sizable portion of Colorado's electorate. According to 2006 statistics from Colorado's Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG), there are 303,000 college students and 637,000 eligible voters under 30 in Colorado, forming a youth voting bloc that undoubtedly helped propel Obama to a convincing win over Hillary in Colorado's Super Tuesday caucus. |
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