2006 showed with certainty that young voters ages 18-29 are a genuine force in American politics as participation climbed for the second straight major election. Many were surprised after the presidential race in ’04 to see the number of young voters surge 11 percent from the previous one of 2000. Now, this year, a total of 10 million young voters showed up, the most in 20 years of midterm elections. (Rock The Vote)
I hope we’ll see them all again in 2008!
Here’s one positive result of a disasterous war. It’s motivating people to take action and demand that our leaders change course.