Over at MTV I explore the question of young Superdelegates and if they are following the trends of the 2008 youth vote.
There are way cool graphs on turnout, Party choice and which candidate young people are voting for.
Check it out here: ChooseorLose.com
There is a lot of talk about young voter turnout and about Superdelegates these days. Young people have emerged as a critical bloc of voters. The media, candidates and many naysayers of the youth vote are finally giving them and the issues they care about attention on the campaign trail.
It got me thinking—are the young Superdelegates following the trends of young voters and how much has the youth vote increased this year?*
I decided to take a look at all the primary and caucus states that have voted so far in order to get a good sense as to the young voter trends—increase in turnout, preference of candidate, preference of Party—and then compare that to the Superdelegates under 36 that have come out as "pledged" to a certain candidate.
Trends of Party Preference: The Shift to Democrats
Young people are overwhelmingly going for Democrats this election cycle, following a trend since 2000. Mike Connery, a blogger over at Future Majority, put together this nifty graphic that shows the growing Democratic advantage among young people.
Read the full post here: www.chooseorlose.com
Jane Fleming Kleeb is the Executive Director of the Young Voter PACwhich helps Democratic candidates and State Parties win with the 18-35 year-old vote through endorsements, on-the-ground support, training, strategy and money. She is a regular on Fox and is part of MTV’s Street Team ‘08 representing Nebraska.