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Democrats pursue young voters in effort to reverse tradition of poor turnout

Riverside Press Enterprise - 2008-08-26

DENVER - Democrats are mounting an intense effort to get young voters to the polls this fall, seeing them as a potentially large trove of ballots in close congressional contests as well as in swing states that will decide a tight presidential race. Young voters often have been touted as the next big thing in political campaigns. Their Election Day turnout, though, historically has been lackluster, with older voters dominating the electorate