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The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement says, youth voter turnout increased astronomically, doubling, tripling and even quadrupling the primary vote turnout in the 2000 and 2004 electoral seasons! Nationwide, Obama netted 59 percent of voters under 30 years old, while New York Senator Hillary Clinton was supported by only 38 percent. Young men supported Obama by a margin of 64 to 33 percent over Clinton, and young women supported Obama by 53 to 45 percent. These were black AND white voters!
During the 2008 Texas Democratic Presidential Primary, 837 votes were cast in the www.youthoutbreaklive.com FACE OFF 2K8 Mock Presidential Election. Out of a field of 4 Democratic & Republican Candidates, 91% voted for Barack Obama. Outbreak's election was featured in the "Special Occasions" Category on Time Warner Cable Digital Cable Channel 1111, Spring 2008
