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Obama and Scott Brown Campaign Operatives Discuss Youth Outreach

By | 06.21.10 | 10:31 pm

Robert Willington, a top strategist for Scott Brown’s Senate campaign, and Steve Hildebrand, a campaign manager for Barack Obama in 2008, came together today to discuss ways of attracting young voters. Lucas Thomas of TWI’s video team was on hand; video after the jump:

Emanuel Hopes to Push Energy to Get Young Americans to the Polls

By | 06.17.10 | 10:06 am

There’s a major generation gap in the public’s concerns about the environment — one that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel hopes to capitalize on in November’s midterm elections.

“On almost every major question examined in the latest weekly Society for Human Resource Management/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll,” More…

This Is What the 2008 Electoral Map Would Look Like if the Election Were Decided by [Fill In the Blank]

By | 11.11.08 | 5:36 pm

A number of sites have featured a hypothetical electoral map entitled “This Is What the 2008 Electoral Map Would Look Like if the Election Were Decided by 18-29 Year Olds.” Needless to say, it’s a very blue map.

I spent the weekend poring over the CNN exit polls More…

Natalie Portman: Have ‘The Talk’ for Obama

By | 10.22.08 | 10:40 am

The Obama campaign just rolled out a new YouTube video with Natalie Portman rallying young Americans. But she’s not asking them to vote for Obama.

Instead, the campaign tapped Portman to push young people who already support Obama to press their parents to do the same. It’s part of a More…