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Erica Anderson Covers National Equality March in DC

The following charts and graphs are meant to contextualize the unique role that young voters played in the 2008 election, and their increasingly important role in a winning electoral coalition: 2008 Youth Electoral Map 2004 Youth Electoral Map Youth ...

From MICHAEL CONNERY, Future Majority,  13 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Pat Toomey,  Olympia Snowe,  U.S. Republican Party,  Arlen Specter,  U.S. Senate

A Lost Decade: The Economic State of Young America

In advance of the Better Deal 2009 conference, the AFL-CIO has released a new (and to my knowledge unique) study of the economic state of young Americans, and their opinions on the current economic environment: Young Workers: A Lost Decade. As the name ...

From MICHAEL CONNERY, Future Majority,  3 Sep 2009
Related Topics: AFL-CIO,  Barack Obama,  George W. Bush

Student Borrowing for College Increasing Dramatically

Students are borrowing dramatically more to pay for college, accelerating a trend that has wide-ranging implications for a generation of young people. New numbers from the U.S. Education Department show that federal student-loan disbursements—the ...

From MICHAEL CONNERY, Future Majority,  3 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Democratic Party,  White House,  Mike Allen (politician)

Field Work and Substance, Not Hipness, is Key to Youth Vote

I don't mean to pick on a friend here, but this is a meme that deserved a quick death well over a decade ago, and lies at the root of many bad stereotypes and even worse campaign decisions about reaching young voters. From Tech President (emphasis mine) ...

From MICHAEL CONNERY, Future Majority,  26 Aug 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Edward M. Kennedy,  Barack Obama,  Facebook Inc.,  Twitter Inc

Chris Van Hollen to Discuss Health Care and Young Americans with Youth Leaders

The following charts and graphs are meant to contextualize the unique role that young voters played in the 2008 election, and their increasingly important role in a winning electoral coalition: 2008 Youth Electoral Map 2004 Youth Electoral Map Youth ...

From MICHAEL CONNERY, Future Majority,  25 Aug 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Michele Bachmann,  White House,  Barack Obama,  Flickr

DNC Youth Council Petitions for a More Youth-Friendly Primary Process

The following charts and graphs are meant to contextualize the unique role that young voters played in the 2008 election, and their increasingly important role in a winning electoral coalition: 2008 Youth Electoral Map 2004 Youth Electoral Map Youth ...

From MICHAEL CONNERY, Future Majority,  24 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Central Intelligence Agency,  Eric Holder,  U.S. Republican Party,  Kit Bond,  The Pentagon

Where is the Facebook Campaign for Health Care Reform?

NetCentric Advocacy picks up on something interesting. Mentions of the term "health care" on Facebook are currently at one of the lowest points since the final weeks of the election. In short, there is no campaign for reform happening on one of the ...

From MICHAEL CONNERY, Future Majority,  19 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  U.S. Senate,  New York Times Company,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Max Baucus

Demos: Sign Up For "A Better Deal" Conference 2009

The following charts and graphs are meant to contextualize the unique role that young voters played in the 2008 election, and their increasingly important role in a winning electoral coalition: 2008 Youth Electoral Map 2004 Youth Electoral Map Youth ...

From MICHAEL CONNERY, Future Majority,  19 Aug 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Rahm Emanuel,  White House,  PBS,  Debra Bowen

Quick Hits: Green Your Dorm Room, Rent Your Textbooks and Master the Health Care Debate

The following charts and graphs are meant to contextualize the unique role that young voters played in the 2008 election, and their increasingly important role in a winning electoral coalition: 2008 Youth Electoral Map 2004 Youth Electoral Map Youth ...

From MICHAEL CONNERY, Future Majority,  18 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Edward M. Kennedy,  U.S. Republican Party,  Mike Huckabee,  Kent Conrad,  U.S. Democratic Party

Young Workers Need the Employee Free Choice Act

We all know that young workers are in bad shape, but in case you need a refresher: Median annual earnings for young men (25–34) with a high school education declined by 29 percent between 1975 and 2005, and decreased by 10 percent for young women who ...

From MICHAEL CONNERY, Future Majority,  5 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Bill Clinton,  AFL-CIO,  Chris Matthews,  Arlen Specter,  John McCain

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