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Blog the Vote
http://blogthevote.wordpress.com/
MTV has Rock the Vote, so I figured the best next step was to bring it to the computing world, the internet world. The thought was this: traditionally voter turnout in the 18-24 demographic has been low (2000 election at 36%, 2004 election at 47%). These are new voters are people who may not know what to expect at their polling place, they may be apathetic, or they may feel their votes don’t matter. Well, here’s the truth. They DO! The next generation of voters have embraced the internet as a standard form of communication. This means that in order to get the vote out, to help spread the word, we need to embrace the internet as well. The people who have a responsibility to do so, as I see it, are bloggers.
- Added on: Sep 17th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Adam Cutter
- Listed in: Politics Reference
- Tags: politics information resources election polling youth vote
Recent Posts
Debate Number 1
For those of you who missed the debate and would have liked to see it, here we are. This is a good snapshot at the issues and the stances of the individual candidates. Listen closely. ...
Meet the Candidates - Part II: Vice Presidential
Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden, Jr. (pronounced /’dʒoʊsɛf rɒbɪ’nɛt ‘bаɪdɛn/; born November 20, 1942) is the senior United States Senator from Delaware. He is both the Democratic vice presidential nominee for the N...
Meet the Candidates - Part I: Presidential
Barack Hussein Obama II (pronounced /bəˈrɑːk hʊˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2008 general election. Obama is the first Afric...
Find Your Polling Place, and What to Expect When You Arrive
So, I figured one of the most important things to know, beyond getting registered, is where your polling location is. I found this website which will let you find your polling place by the state you live in, then it will link you to your state’...
The Start of Something New
Here it is: Blog the Vote! MTV has Rock the Vote, so I figured the best next step was to bring it to the computing world, the internet world. The thought was this: traditionally voter turnout in the 18-24 demographic has been low (2000 election at 36...
