The Winston Group » youth vote http://winstongroup.net Making Ideas Matter. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:27:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 The Right Idea, Episode 27 – Retaining the Youth Vote http://winstongroup.net/2009/10/08/the-right-idea-episode-27-retaining-the-youth-vote/ http://winstongroup.net/2009/10/08/the-right-idea-episode-27-retaining-the-youth-vote/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:44:28 +0000 Lisa Mathias http://winstongroup.net/?p=1646

The Right Idea, Ep. 27 – Retaining the Youth Vote from The Winston Group on Vimeo.

Kristen revisits the topic of young voters this week, chatting with Rachel Hoff from the Young Republican National Federation and Tommy Jardon from College Republican National Committee. They discuss some new numbers about young voters’ support of Obama, and address how congressional campaigns can attract this key group.

]]> http://winstongroup.net/2009/10/08/the-right-idea-episode-27-retaining-the-youth-vote/feed/ 0 The Right Idea, Episode 22 – The Youth Vote http://winstongroup.net/2009/09/15/the-right-idea-episode-22-the-youth-vote/ http://winstongroup.net/2009/09/15/the-right-idea-episode-22-the-youth-vote/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:44:19 +0000 Lisa Mathias http://winstongroup.net/?p=1627

The Right Idea, Episode 22 – The Youth Vote from The Winston Group on Vimeo.

This week’s second episode tackles the issue of how to attract – and retain – young voters. The tactics don’t stop at simply having a Twitter a Facebook. Kristen, Tyler and Chris discuss why.

]]> http://winstongroup.net/2009/09/15/the-right-idea-episode-22-the-youth-vote/feed/ 0 Kristen Soltis on Pollster.com: “The Vanishing Young Republicans” http://winstongroup.net/2009/04/29/kristen-soltis-on-pollstercom-the-vanishing-young-republicans/ http://winstongroup.net/2009/04/29/kristen-soltis-on-pollstercom-the-vanishing-young-republicans/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:35:13 +0000 Kristen Soltis http://winstongroup.net/?p=1132 In her Pollster.com piece, “The Vanishing Young Republicans,” Soltis address the issue of more and more young voters identifying as Democrat, including when the trend really started and how this may affect the GOP.

Yesterday’s departure of Sen. Arlen Specter from the Republican Party re-opened the debate over the ideological direction of the Republican Party. Did the GOP move away from Specter, or was it Specter that left the GOP? Where do the American people fall?

My focus on this site over the last few weeks has been on young voters. And most of the news I have had for the Republican Party has been bad news, presenting a picture of a young cohort less convinced of the virtues of limited government, more supportive of gay marriage, and more inclusive of minority groups less prone to voting Republican.

In all of this, the overall ideological makeup of young voters has not yet been examined. Are young voters more liberal than older voters? Are they more likely to identify as Democrats? Recently on The View, Meghan McCain declared that 81% of young voters identified as Democrats. Though I appreciate Ms. McCain’s efforts to draw attention to the GOP’s troubles with young voters, the number is greatly exaggerated (and I would argue that exaggerating the problem does the cause no favors).

Read the rest of the article on Pollster.com

]]> http://winstongroup.net/2009/04/29/kristen-soltis-on-pollstercom-the-vanishing-young-republicans/feed/ 0 The Right Idea, Episode 8 – Technology and Young Voters http://winstongroup.net/2009/04/23/the-right-idea-ep-8-technology-and-young-voters/ http://winstongroup.net/2009/04/23/the-right-idea-ep-8-technology-and-young-voters/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:06:01 +0000 Lisa Mathias http://winstongroup.net/?p=1126
The Right Idea, Ep. 8 – Technology and Young Voters from The Winston Group on Vimeo.

In this week’s second installment of “The Right Idea,” Kristen, Jen and Doug talk about new technology and how the GOP can use it to it’s advantage, especially when reaching out to young voters.

]]> http://winstongroup.net/2009/04/23/the-right-idea-ep-8-technology-and-young-voters/feed/ 0 Soltis on Young Voters and Independents at Pollster.com http://winstongroup.net/2008/11/13/soltis-on-young-voters-and-independents-at-pollstercom/ http://winstongroup.net/2008/11/13/soltis-on-young-voters-and-independents-at-pollstercom/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:39:42 +0000 Kristen Soltis http://winstongroup.net/?p=607 At Pollster.com, I give my take (2000 words of it…fair warning ahead of time!) on the election and why the GOP had a bad night.  In short?  Independents, young voters, the economy.  There are serious long term implications for the party, particularly regarding young voters and the number that voted for Democrats compared to 2004.  

Kristen Soltis – The GOP Faces Long Term Challenge with Young Voters and Independents [Pollster.com]

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