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Media Got It Wrong: Young Generation Did Vote

Posted by jamie on from the whoops-they-did-it-again dept.

Newsweek has a small story on MSNBC: Not Slackers After All?. It seems the media jumped to conclusions when it said, right after the election, that 18-to-29 year olds didn't turn out in record numbers. In fact, the participation of every age group was up, including young voters, but the youth vote wasn't up any more than other age groups, so the percentage was about the same from the 2000 election. I guess everyone rocked the vote.

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  1. Slashdot for dummies? by Oz0ne · · Score: 0, Troll

    Seriously.. How is this not completely obvious?

    No media outlet I saw reported that youth numbers dwindled, or were "the same as 2000." They reported percentages. They also reported total votes, etc. They made a big deal about how this was one of the largest voter turnouts in decades.

    Seriously, if people can't put 1 and 1 together, why are they reading slashdot... a place for geek minded?

    I'm tired of seeing such drivel.