{"id":1748,"date":"2006-11-09T08:35:50","date_gmt":"2006-11-09T08:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/09\/oh_grow_up_are_\/"},"modified":"2016-04-25T11:50:50","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T18:50:50","slug":"oh_grow_up_are_","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/09\/oh_grow_up_are_\/","title":{"rendered":"OH GROW UP! (ARE YOU SURE?)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dontgelyet.typepad.com\/.shared\/image.html?\/photos\/uncategorized\/jerry_rubin_1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;\" title=\"Jerry_rubin_1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/dontgeltoosoon\/images\/jerry_rubin_1.jpg?resize=100%2C114\" alt=\"Jerry_rubin_1\" width=\"100\" height=\"114\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> I remember when Jerry Rubin said &#8220;Don&#8217;t trust anyone over 30.&#8221;\u00a0 Of course as all of us aged, that went out of fashion fairly quickly.\u00a0 But maybe we should all reconsider.\u00a0 Look at what Rolling Stone quotes from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockthevote.com\/media\/press.php?ID=3\">Rock the Vote<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent Link to The Youth Vote: Kingmakers in the Senate\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/nationalaffairs\/?p=767\"><span style=\"color: black;\">The Youth Vote: Kingmakers in the Senate<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung voters increased their turnout over 2002 and favored Democrats by large margins,\u201d said Hans Riemer, Rock the Vote\u2019s political director.\u00a0 <strong><em>\u201cThey played a major role in the Democratic victory.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A sample of exit polling from close Senate races around the country shows that the youth vote was key to the Democratic victory.<br \/>\nUS Senate\u00a0 \u00a0 18-29 yrs<\/p>\n<p>Dem.\u00a0 \u00a0 Rep.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a052%\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 48%<br \/>\nRhode Island\u00a0 \u00a0 65%\u00a0 \u00a035%<br \/>\nPennsylvania\u00a0 \u00a0 68%\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a032%<br \/>\nOhio\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 57%\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 43%<br \/>\nMissouri\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a049%\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 48%<br \/>\nMontana\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a056%\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a044%<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s give them a call-out and stop acting like we&#8217;re the only ones who care!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I remember when Jerry Rubin said &#8220;Don&#8217;t trust anyone over 30.&#8221;\u00a0 Of course as all of us aged, that went out of fashion fairly quickly.\u00a0 But maybe we should all reconsider.\u00a0 Look at what Rolling Stone quotes from Rock the Vote: The Youth Vote: Kingmakers in the Senate \u201cYoung voters increased their turnout over 2002 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/09\/oh_grow_up_are_\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">OH GROW UP! 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