Midterm Meltdown: A Story of the Youth Vote in 2010

Travis Korson / December 09, 2010

When I look back to the election of 2008, one of the main things I recall is the excitement on campus for the Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama.  Staff and faculty donations for the Democrats outnumbered Republicans 3 to 1.  Obama-Biden campaign signs covered the campus, and chants of “Yes We Can” could frequently be heard around the University.

Yet two years later, the enthusiasm is gone.  No longer do students speak of Obama as the answer to all their problems. Some even have turned against his ‘progressive’ agenda, in favor of the more conservative approach of Republicans.  In spite of recent ‘big’ achievements then, where has the adoration for the President gone? (more…)