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Youth Vote '96 is a nation-wide umbrella organization whose goal is to increase voter turnout among young people between 18 and 24 years of age. Although comprised of 17 different groups, Youth Vote is mainly supported by various state Public Interest Research Groups, organizations founded by Ralph Nader to promote awareness among American consumer-citizens; Campus Green Vote, which seeks to raise awareness of environmental issues; and Rock the Vote, an organization which works with the entertainment industry to mobilize young people...
...math and there shouldn't be a problem, right? If, in a multicandidate field, Dole has 50,000 votes in his pocket and the eventual turnout is no more than about 160,000, why worry? For two reasons. First, independents can vote Republican in New Hampshire and could account for 20% of the total. Forbes, everyone agrees, would win most of those ballots. Dole's other problem is intensity. So far, there isn't any. It's great to have 50,000 names on paper, but if those folks don't vote, so what? "Energizing people is hard," says state...
...People who are concerned should make an effort to get out and vote," Teresa Neighbor, executive director of the commission, said yesterday. "In presidential primaries, turnout always tends...
...students feel comfortable speaking and whom students believe will really listen to them. A dean of the College should be approachable. A dean of the College should not make statements that needlessly incense hundreds of people, such as his e-mailed question after the PBH rally: "Isn't [the turnout] at most fifth a of the number expected, and about half the number of students (1700) that are claimed as members of PBHA...
...Harvard College Democrats have planned three trips in February with similar agendas. Since students have now completed finals, the group expects a larger turnout of Harvard students campaigning for Clinton/Gore in New Hampshire...