US Presidential Candidates Court Youth Vote
August 30, 2012
A key voting bloc in President Barack Obama's victory four years ago was the youth vote. But his Democratic Party is finding it harder to energize young voters this time around. Young citizens are also beset by economic problems, which Republicans at their national convention say their presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, can fix.
While Republicans convened in Tampa Wednesday, President Obama spoke to cheering students at the University of Virginia.
"Don't just chant, you got to vote!" he said.
Polls show Obama with an advantage among young people, but it will only count if they actually get out and vote.
At the University of Tampa this week, students like Patrick Creedon registered to vote for the first time.
"I am going to be voting and I am going to be voting for Obama," he said.
Creedon says he likes the Democrats because of their positions on social issues like gay marriage and because of Republican plans to change programs like Medicare, which provides health care for seniors.
But University of Tampa student body President Matt Rutkovitz says issues like Medicare are not a concern for most of his contemporaries.
"Students aren't necessarily worried about when they are 50, 60, 70 years old, and I just think that Medicare and Medicaid are not important topics for students right now," he said.
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