So the American Mid Terms were a success for the democrats thanks to Youtube and satirists like Stephen Colbert they said.... (see previous post)
and news stories ran saying "Thirteen out of every 100 voters who went to the polls Tuesday were under the age of 30, and more than half of them chose Democrats, experts say.
About 10 million young people voted, according to analysts who studied exit poll data. That's 2 million more than the previous congressional midterm election in 2002."
However in the UK it's another stories and apparently Labour are panicking that the UKs young people won't follow suit....
"Blears warns of democratic timebomb as young people shun elections"
THE chairwoman of the Labour Party yesterday warned of a "demographic democratic time-bomb" as young people reject the ballot box."
Scotsman.com News - UK - Blears warns of democratic timebomb as young people shun elections
and news stories ran saying "Thirteen out of every 100 voters who went to the polls Tuesday were under the age of 30, and more than half of them chose Democrats, experts say.
About 10 million young people voted, according to analysts who studied exit poll data. That's 2 million more than the previous congressional midterm election in 2002."
However in the UK it's another stories and apparently Labour are panicking that the UKs young people won't follow suit....
"Blears warns of democratic timebomb as young people shun elections"
THE chairwoman of the Labour Party yesterday warned of a "demographic democratic time-bomb" as young people reject the ballot box."
Scotsman.com News - UK - Blears warns of democratic timebomb as young people shun elections
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