from The Hill, quoting GOP pollster David Hill--no relation :)
http://www.thehill.com/david_hill/092204.aspx
"Age is a demographic responsible for huge differences in registration and voting.
Only 51 percent of citizens age 18-24 were registered to vote in 2000, and just 36 percent of them voted. By comparison, among people age 65-74, 79 percent were registered and 72 percent voted. So the ultra-liberal "Rock the Vote" crowd is pretty much wasting its time, thank goodness. They'd be better off getting Chubby Checker to do a twist contest at the condos in Fort Lauderdale."
Let's hope they keep thinking that. The reality would appear to be that young voter registrations and intent to vote are likely to approach and perhaps even exceed 1992 totals--and almost definitely will exceed 2000's paltry turnout. It's a serious mistake for a pollster, of all people, to treat a single election (2000) as the benchmark for expected turnout.
Mark Mellman, Dem pollster, is somewhat more reasoned: treat ALL polls with skepticism this year--
http://www.thehill.com/mellman/092204.aspx