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Obama Vying for the Youth Vote

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    Author Jason Mattera discusses how the youngest voters will impact the 2012 election.

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Much indeed.

Recorded government deficits continued high unemployment massive government spending all under President Obama.

Boss he still has major leads -- but any potential GOP contenders Jason the terror.

Says he is the or -- -- Obama zombie is he's the editor at large of human events in DC.

Jason welcome back to programs could see again that you -- Stuart thanks for having me -- -- the premise of your book was that young people -- and triumphs with President Obama -- voted for him in -- with great enthusiasm.

I want you -- judgment on whether the same thing happens again this year.

Well I I sure hope not but you're right young people world -- itemize and Barack Obama used -- -- vote to help them win not swing state Indiana and North Carolina and Florida.

But of young people have any sense that we'll see that.

His policies are torpedo aimed at their financial futures in fact it -- Makes as much sense if you're young person to support Barack Obama as -- what.

To let Tiger Woods' pick up your wife from the airport if you look at just a lot -- oh that's true.

Journal.

Okay but -- -- under under President Bush -- under President Bush 90% of college about kids after graduation found jobs.

That number has nose dived to a humiliating 56%.

Gas prices it through the -- double what they paid under President Bush.

They can't find jobs so the Republican message to use the youth vote should be.

If you wanna get out -- mommy and daddy's basement and you don't wanna be broke import.

Both of the GOP garment.

How about the enthusiasm gap without a lot about -- I mean the loss of that constituents what we're very enthusiastic the president bomber in 2008 minority is that some women.

And young people.

Do young people still have the enthusiasm -- -- all on -- your judgment not on what they should be doing this year but what would they likely will do.

All they as enthusiastic.

This time as last time.

Now they're not the -- has fizzled.

Having said that though the GOP shouldn't take the you -- for -- that I don't think Republicans are gonna win the youth vote.

But the problem for Barack Obama is that he won't have that same enthusiasm which will.

Which helped manifest itself in 2008 as -- campaign volunteers going door to door.

Awesome about supplying that enthusiasm in fact Barack Obama needs young voters he knows that.

His campaign Smart about it he's releasing his budget today at a community college in Virginia he knows he needs -- youthful enthusiasm behind him.

If he's gonna have a chance to many of these swing state and and watch Stuart you're gonna have -- concerts where Bruce Springsteen you're gonna have concerts -- Jay-Z and Dave Matthews like they did in 2008.

The Obama campaign is gonna try to mobilize.

That -- like they did in 2008.

And they may be successful at -- it's just that are right now of young people just stand back and look and says what want a president who is.

Cool and popular -- I want a president who's gonna provide me a better future if they apply the Reagan model that is.

Am I better off today than I was four years ago that Barack Obama should have a chance object judgment terror everybody -- very much for joining us Jason appreciate it thank you.

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