College Campuses Revel In Pivotal Political Role

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http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-us-usa-election-students.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

On American college campuses, where some two out of three students voted from Democrat Barack Obama, it wasn't so much "get out the vote" in this election but rather "text out the vote."

The savvy use of text messaging and Facebook networking combined with a political activism not seen at universities in decades roused what may be the biggest youth voter turnout since 1972, according to exit polls.

That turnout on Tuesday was a key to Democrat Barack Obama's decisive victory in the U.S. presidential race, with 66 percent of 18-29-year-olds voting for him.

"We're the most diverse generation in American history, and this is our candidate," said University of California Berkeley freshman Ian Magruder, 18, who worked on the Obama campaign.

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Bryon Eagon, 20, took off a semester from University of Wisconsin at Madison to work for Obama, citing his "unique ability to connect with our generation" on issues like the war, affordable education, health care and green jobs.

[AZ Criminal JD]

1. What a bunch of bull

Exit polls showed the youth vote (18-29) was 17% -- exactly the same as the turnout in 2004 and 2000. No change. No surge. College kids are always so full of themselves.