| Tomorrow, Forward Montana is hosting a celebration of young voters in Helena, MT. Why? Because in 2008, young voters turned out in record numbers and supported change in overwhelming numbers. So we're going to talk a bit about what this new generation of civically-minded citizens is doing and how Forward Montana is continuing to engage young Montanans post-election.
Hosts include Governor Brian Schweitzer, Lieutenant Governor John Bohlinger, Secretary of State Linda McCulloch, Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau, Attorney General Steve Bullock, MEA-MFT, and SEIU 775.
Our co-host list goes a lot deeper with some great legislators and Helena community leaders, including some bipartisan representation (memo to Republicans: spend some time thinking about how not to get slaughtered among the youth vote if you want to find your way back to power).
Young Voter Celebration
Tomorrow | Thursday, April 9
Myrna Loy | 6pm
Suggested contribution: $35
Hope to see you there!
Update -- Strangely, we've got some folks in comments claiming that young people in Montana vote conservatively and don't vote in large numbers, so here are the exit polls: young Montanans chose Obama over McCain 61-37. I'd call that a huge margin. Moreso, voters under the age of 30 comprised a bigger share of the electorate (22%) than voters over the age of 64 (18%) according to exit polls.
Obama lost Montana by 3%. Voters under the age of 30 were the only age demographic that went for Obama.
Voters under 30 were also Baucus's best age demographic (not statistically significant, though) and tied for Brian Schweitzer's best and Rehberg's worst. Pre-election polling showed young voters voting progressively up-and-down the ballot. They were the strongest supporters of the minimum wage hike in '06 as well.
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