Students poised to flock to the polls

[Zancan]

Shrugging off a long stretch of electoral apathy, millions of students are ready to flock to the polls a week from today in what experts say may be the biggest resurgence of the youth vote since 18-year-olds were granted that right in 1972.

The percentage of students across the nation who say they've registered to vote has climbed to 87 percent -- far outstripping the number eligible to cast ballots in 2000, according to a national poll by Harvard University's Institute of Politics.

"Our findings represent a major revival of student political engagement," said Philip Sharp, director of the institute.

Better than eight out of every 10 college students say they will "definitely be voting" in next week's general election, the poll found. Researchers say they haven't seen that level of interest since the Vietnam War, although independent candidate Ross Perot did electrify campuses in the 1992 presidential race.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/196792_studentvote26.html

[ugarte]

1. I love hearing this, but why wait till next week?

VOTE EARLY!!

[kick-ass-bob]

3. some don't have no excuse early voting...

[aden_nak]

2. Absolutely. Oil shouldn't cost this much blood.

[Moderator]

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