The “rising wave among young people” may help carry Obama to a November victory, according to a new Democracy Corps report, which puts Obama at a huge 33 point lead over McCain among likely young voters. This margin typifies the political landscape: “Democratic support among America’s youth now reaches 2006 levels, not only in the generic vote for president, which has been true for some time, but also in the named trial heat. Obama now beats McCain 60 to 33 percent in a named ballot for President, a margin that echoes the Democratic advantage in the 2006 congressional elections (60 – 38 percent).” In “Youth for the Win,” the third installment of their young voter series, Carville and Greenberg argue that young voter bloc will be instrumental for an Obama win.
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