2008 Press Releases
May 29, 2008
McCain, Obama Respond To WWE®’s Voter Issues Paper
STAMFORD, May 29, 2008 – Sen. John McCain believes lower taxes and less regulation will unleash growth in the private sector, while Sen. Barack Obama believes that investing in America through the rebuilding of roads and bridges is the path to future economic growth. Both candidates see technology focused on improving the environment and alternative energy sources as a driver of jobs for young adults.
May 2, 2008
WWE® Asks Presidential Candidates To Address The Issues
WWE’s Smackdown Your Vote! today released the 2008 18-30 Voter Issues Paper (VIP), a guide to help young adults articulate the issues important to them in this national election, and a platform through which the candidates can provide their responses to issues important to this voting demographic.
April 21, 2008
CLINTON, OBAMA MCCAIN FIGHT FOR YOUR VOTE ON "MONDAY NIGHT RAW®" TONIGHT
STAMFORD, Conn., April 21, 2008 -- The night before an important Pennsylvania primary, Presidential candidates Sen. Hillary Clinton, Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain will each make a very special appearance on athree-hour edition ofWWE®'s "Monday Night RAW" tonight on the USA Network starting at 8 p.m. ET.
April 15, 2008
Free Internet Game from Cable in the Classroom Offers Users Chance to Run Their Own Presidential Campaigns; Provides Multimedia Educational Tool for Schools
Washington, D.C. – As more Americans turn their attention to the race for the White House and the Pennsylvania primary next week, an online learning game – new and improved for 2008 – lets players call the political shots in presidential campaigning. The 2008 eLECTIONS: Your Adventure in Politics game was released this week by Cable in the Classroom (CIC). To read the full press release, please click here.
January 30, 2008
Washington, DC - 13 percent of eligible Florida citizens under the age of 30 participated in last
night’s Florida primary, according to preliminary estimates by CIRCLE (The Center for
Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement). More than 150,000 young people
participated in the Florida Democratic primary, despite the fact that the Democratic primary
was not fully contested (see Table 2.)
January 27, 2008
Washington, DC - 19 percent of eligible South Carolina citizens under the age of 30
participated in the South Carolina primaries, according to preliminary analysis by CIRCLE (The
Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement). The primaries attracted
an estimated 120,000 young voters to the polls.
January 9, 2008
Washington, DC - 43 percent of eligible New Hampshire citizens under the age of 30 participated in last night’s New Hampshire primary, according to preliminary analysis by CIRCLE (The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement). The youth turnout rate rose sharply to 43 percent in 2008 compared to 18 percent in 2004 and 28 percent in 2000. Young people increased their turnout more than the older age group. The youth turnout rate increased by 15 percentage points over 2000 while the turnout rate for those ages 30 and above increased by only six percentage points.
January 4, 2008
Washington, DC – Thirteen percent of eligible Iowans under the age of 30 participated in
last night’s Iowa caucuses, according to preliminary analysis by CIRCLE (The Center for
Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement). The youth turnout rate rose
to 13 percent in 2008 from 4 percent in 2004 and 3 percent in 2000. Young voters
expanded as a proportion of all caucus-goers, and the total number of Iowans who
caucused grew, producing the three-fold increase in youth participation. Youth supported
both winners—Senator Barack Obama (D) and Governor Mike Huckabee (R)—by the
largest margins of any age group.