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...anyone standing in Harvard Yard around 11 p.m. on election night, the passion of the youth vote could not be doubted. Screams, cheers, and chants of “Yes We Can” echoed around the freshmen dorms for more than two hours after CNN announced the results of the presidential election. The number of voters under the age of 30 grew both nationally and on campus, and students and faculty cited various reasons why youth will maintain their increased interest in politics. Although concrete numbers are not yet available, exit polls indicate a significant jump in youth turnout...
...during the course of the campaign, Hardwick said, “I saw my barbershop change from ESPN to CNN...
...outs of Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stood next to a map showing the states each candidate had won—the Obama cut-out posed for substantially more photo ops over the course of the evening. Before the results had even begun to trickle in, CNN attracted viewers’ attention by showcasing a new technology that allowed a reporter in Chicago to appear as a hologram in the network’s New York studio. In a smaller room off to the side of the Forum, members of the Harvard Republican Club gathered to watch...
...they couldn't pull out a win. Part of the reason is that Obama inspired unprecedented numbers of African Americans to vote. Polls show that black voters are more likely to attend church than whites and less likely to be comfortable with equality for gay people. According to CNN, African Americans voted against marriage equality by a wide margin, 69% to 31%. High turnout of African Americans in Florida probably help explain that state's lopsided vote to ban same-sex weddings...