Young voters are politically awake this year.
Energized by the heated presidential primary, voters from age 18 to their early 20s are heading to the polls in greater numbers than before.
In many other states with primaries this year, young voters turned out at rates three times the usual.
National and state campaigns are reaching out to this new voting bloc in an attempt to woo them. U.S. Senate candidate Kay Hagan's son, Tilden, is hitting college campuses, while Chelsea Clinton has visited North Carolina several times.
Campaigns are posting ads on YouTube and gathering supporters on Facebook. (N&O)




Re: Young voters energized in N.C.
Maurice -
First of all, what offers validation to the premise that our country's government inherents the form of a democracy. In my years of studying the Constituion, our country is a republic more than anything. Your inclination to label Hillary as a Czar is on point as our government could be defined as socialist if she takes office and enacts the social legislation she is touting. Do a little math and you will understand that our country can not fund the sort of expenditures needed to enact her policies.
What needs to happen in this country and any true student of politics would understand this notion, is less government. Our founding fathers, John Adams, fought to strike a balance between state and local and the federal government as only the local and state government can truly cater to the needs of the citizenry. Hillary only wants to the continue the expansion of government that Bush has started.
Pursuit of life, liberty and happiness for me is little government so I can live my life to my notions of satisfaction.