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Written by Kim Kozlowski | Thursday, January 26, 2012 |
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| When Lizzie Shubin was attending Western Michigan University during the last presidential election, almost all of her peers were supporting then-candidate Barack Obama. But Shubin was lined up behind Texas Congressman Ron Paul, who so far has captured the votes of young people as Republican candidates duke it out in the primaries for the presidential nomination and head to Michigan next month.
"He is principled," said Shubin, 25, who is now volunteering for Paul's campaign in her ... Read More |
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Written by Libby Sander | Thursday, January 26, 2012 |
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| New research reveals that college freshmen hold increasingly liberal views on key social issues like same-sex marriage and rights for illegal immigrants. But the progressive viewpoints haven't translated into significantly greater levels of activism or heightened enthusiasm for national politics.
Those findings, published Thursday in an annual survey from the University of California at Los Angeles, paint a complicated election-year portrait of the country's newest prospective voters. Are ... Read More |
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Written by Dylan Ratigan | Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
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| John Della Volpe of the Harvard Institute of Politics and Natalia Abrams of Occupy Colleges talk about the growing discontent among college students over the economy. View video here. |
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Written by Gabriella Schwarz | Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
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| Members of the Millennial generation are increasingly skeptical President Barack Obama will win reelection, according to a survey that showed historically low approval ratings for the president and Congress.
Obama received his lowest approval rating of 46% among the young demographic in the Harvard Institute of Politics poll released Thursday. Thirty-six percent of 18 to 29 year olds predicted he will lose reelection, compared to the 30% who said he will win. Among those who ... Read More |
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Written by Joe Battenfeld | Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
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Click for video.
Millennials is short-hand for the target audience that all the marketers want to reach. They are young Americans ages 18-29. But they don't just hang out at Starbucks and play Angry Birds all day. A lot of them follow politics and vote.
When it comes to reading the minds of the Millennials, Joe Battenfeld’s guests are the experts.
Pollster John Della Volpe and Trey Grayson, director of Harvard’s Institute of Politics, talk Millennials ... Read More |
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