Back in 2008, Barack Obama made it a point to mention that younger voters were crucial to his election victory.
In 2012, it turns out that the newer young voters are losing their enthusiasm over heading to the polls and putting in their vote.
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According to VOA News, this year, Democrats have been scrambling at places like the University of Maryland to phone voters to encourage them to vote.
College Democrat President Tyler Grote noted that most voters have a favoring for Obama:
“People are very passionate about what they believe in, especially when there are people with two very different approaches for how they want to run this country.”
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College Republican Caronline Carlson said that with the downfall of the economy has hurt Obama’s campaign for young voters greatly:
“In 2008 it was all about hope and change. They thought they were voting for a celebrity, whereas now, they realize when they are graduating from college, I think the unemployment rate for people who are 20-24 is about 14 percent, which is pretty high.”
Young people are clearly a crucial factor in Obama’s chances and we hope that all young voters are registered so that their voice can be heard in the upcoming election.
