[nader-colo-students] Nader on TV; why under-25 crowd doesn't vote

["Damon Haley " <dhaley@greens.org>]

Here are some updates about Ralph's TV appearences this week.  I've 
also included an article attempting to explain why those under 25 
don't vote.  Remember we have two weeks to get this important 
demographic to register to vote, as the deadline is Oct. 10th!

I talked to most of the campus reps last night.  For those that don't 
have help at your school, I suggest the following.  

1. go to www.denvergreenparty.org and look at the fliers available 
(Spanish and English)
2. print 50 of these fliers
3. write your phone number and email on fliers
4. post them everywhere on campus you can
   a. the dorms
   b. dining halls
   c. political science department offices
   d. marquees, etc.

This way you will attract people to help with voter registration 
drives.  You have materials, you just need to find helpers so this 
doesn't take up all your time.  I know how demanding a student's life 
is, but believe me, hard word in the next two weeks will pay off.

For those new to the list, back issues are at:
http://www.greens.org/colorado/list_archives/nader-colo-students/maill
ist.html

Also, does anyone know a person with a yard that will put up a Nader 
yard sign?  We have tons at the office (on posts) that we want to get 
up, especially in Denver.  We already have tons up in Boulder.

Damon
www.coloradonader2000.com

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Ralph will be on David Letterman on Thursday and Lehrer News Hour 
(PBS) on Wednesday.

Tonight, Phil Donahue will be discussing the debates on Larry King 
Live, 9 pm on CNN (Channel 42 on DC cable).

RN's interview with Tavis Smiley will air at 11 pm on BET (Channel 
40).
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Less than half of U.S. under-25 crowd plans to vote
September 25, 2000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young people aged 18 to 24 have strong
opinions 
on the U.S. presidential election, but less than half plan to vote, 
according to a survey released Monday by MTV and the Henry J. Kaiser
Family Foundation.

Three out of four of the 813 young adults surveyed Aug. 9-27 said they
supported tougher gun control, giving patients the right to sue their 
health plans, funding comprehensive sex education in the schools, 
expanding health coverage for the uninsured and expanding hate crimes 
protection for gays.

But only half said they are registered to vote, and an even slimmer
46 
percent said they were "absolutely" certain they would vote,
according 
to the pollsters.

By comparison, about 80 percent of all adults say they are registered 
to vote and 64 percent say they are certain to vote in the November 7 
election.

"It's clear that young people have strong opinions on the issues
being 
debate in this campaign, but many of them don't see the election as a 
way to express those opinions or have an impact on public policy,"  
said Vicky Rideout, vice president  of the Kaiser Family Foundation.

The pollsters said those young people who did not plan to vote cited 
three top reasons, including lack of information on the candidates; 
the belief that they can make more of a difference by getting
involved 
in their community than voting; and the sense that "politics is just 
about money and lying and I don't want to involve myself in it."
Other 
reasons included a sense that things were already moving in the
"right 
direction" and the fact that their positions did not lead them to 
affiliate with either the Democratic or Republican parties.

David Sirulnick, executive vice-president for news and production at 
MTV, said most young people did not feel the candidates were 
effectively addressing their concerns,

MTV is hosting a forum discussion with Vice President Al Gore on 
Tuesday as part of its "Choose or Lose" campaign aimed at encouraging 
young people to get involved in the elections.

"We hope to raise awareness that young voters note only have a 
powerful voice in the political process as a voting block, but that 
their issues matter to this election," Sirulnick said.

The top five issues cited by 18- to 24-year-olds as "very important" 
in determining their vote for president were education, jobs and the 
economy, crime and violence, health care and civil rights,
>according to the pollsters.

The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage 
points.

Copyright 2000 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be 
published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

--
Alex Zwerdling
Constituency Organizer
Nader 2000
202.265.4000
www.votenader.org

http://www.VoteNader.org

Paid for by the Nader 2000 General Committee, Inc.





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