Bush, Kerry in Dead Heat Among Young Voters (Bush +3%, Kerry -5%)

[pstokely]

John Kerry’s lead among younger voters has vanished as they become increasingly inclined to see the country as headed in the right direction, according to the first GENEXT poll conducted since the Republican National Convention in late August.

If the election were held today, the two main candidates would be neck-and-neck among under-30 voters, with 45 percent of them voting for Kerry and 44 percent for President George W. Bush. Independent candidate Ralph Nader draws 6 percent of the youth vote. Last month Kerry had the support of 50 percent of young voters, Bush had 41 percent. (In the most recent NEWSWEEK poll of all registered voters, taken between Sept. 9 and 10, Bush led Kerry with 49 percent of the vote versus the challenger's 43 percent.)

The increased support for Bush is also reflected in the narrowing spread between younger voters who believe the country is headed along the right track or in the wrong direction. Last month, 54 percent of those polled felt the country was headed in the wrong direction, compared to 42 percent who saw it as being on the right track. In the new poll, nearly as many people felt it was on the right track (47 percent) as felt it was heading in the wrong direction (51 percent).


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6091997/site/newsweek/

[WindRavenX]

1. 6 per cent for Nader??

Come on kids, WAKE THE FUCK UP!!!!
God, reading that makes me sick.
signed,
wicked pissed college student

[UCLAstudent]

4. Kerry is a majority on college campuses

I'm throwing this poll into the toilet.

[Hamlette]

2. bullshit n/t

[Pachamama]

3. That's right - all those youngsters can't wait to sign up or be drafted to

go to Iraq or the next country on Bush's list....

Come on now...isn't it obvious yet that these polls are full of sh*t?

I mean really, does anyone really believe that with how badly things are going in Iraq, the economy etc. that Bush just magically got bumped in the polls like that? And don't say the RNC, because that Hate fest only got them temporary bumps with the faithful primates....

They are trying to get people discouraged....I just see it as my rally cry for fighting harder....which means we beat them harder on Nov. 2nd....

:kick:

[tritsofme]

5. Gallup says Kerry leads 53-43 among 18-29 crowd

[K8-EEE]

6. Hope All Those Young Pubs Are Ready To Die For The *War

Cuz if they elect him that generation's going to Iraq and God knows where else.

[Joe Turner]

7. Further in the article is this....

"Despite the tightening race, the majority of those younger voters surveyed disapprove of the way the president is handling his job (55 percent, up from 53 percent last month). Bush’s approval ratings on foreign policy, the economy and other domestic issues have also taken a hit after showing signs of improvement last month."

This article seems all over the board. Hard to make any sense of it.

[ogradda]

8. LOL!!!

o please....like i believe that...msnbc is trying to replace the fox network on presidential ass kissing i see....

[Ruffhowse]

9. If Bush wins, I hope the first to be drafted and sent to some god-awful

hell hole of a war are all those stupid young people who voted for Bush.

[DeepModem Mom]

10. Polls make a big MISTAKE not separating Gen X from Gen Y --

IMO, Gen Y, born 1980 and after, is very different. I'd like to see a poll separating these groups.

[tritsofme]

11. Different in which direction

do you suppose?

[DeepModem Mom]

12. When I express this thought, I'm either backed up by parents or...

slammed for being wrong and simplifying. But, in my view, Gen X are "Reagan babies," for whom conservatism is the norm (present company, and many others, excepted), and Gen Y are the children of Boomers, who, early studies show, like name brands and consume, but are blind as to color and sexual preference, think internationally, are environmentally and socially aware, and will try to change the world for the better using methods different from their parents (the net, for example, instead of marching). In numbers, they exceed the Boomer generation.

In pessimistic moments, this is all that gives me hope. (I'm a parent of a Gen Y child.)