In 2008, Barack Obama somehow proved wrong the skeptics who swore up and down that young people can’t be motivated to vote in large numbers. His campaign aggressively targeted college campuses, enticed 17-year-olds who’d be just old enough to participate and asked school-age children to convince their parents he was the best candidate.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=120579