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March 2, 2004
Young Voters Desert Bush
DR has been arguing for quite some time that young voters are leaning Democratic this year and that the higher youth turnout is in November, the better for the Democrats. Strong supporting evidence for this view is provided by the latest Newsweek "GENext" poll of 18-29 year olds.
In this poll, Bush's approval rating among youth is just 46 percent, down 8 points from a month ago. And the number saying they will definitely vote against Bush is up to 47 percent, a 13 points rise from last month. Moreover, in a direct Kerry-Bush matchup, young voters choose Kerry over Bush by an impressive 15 point margin (56 percent to 41 percent).
The GOP's best bet here is that old standby youth apathy. Let's hope they're unpleasantly surprised this November.
Posted by Ruy Teixeira at 04:50 PM | link
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