"It's peer-to-peer conversations that are going on, so I'm, you know, talking to my roommates, talking to my classmates, letting them know why I'm doing this."
Our organization, Students for Barack Obama, is based on this idea: any student, anywhere in the country can make a difference by reaching out to their friends and neighbors and encouraging them to vote and support Senator Obama. Even those of us in reliably Democratic-leaning states, such as New York or Massachusetts (my home state), can reach out to others and help through programs such as the "Sister Schools" program.
NYU for Obama member Patrick McClellan explained the program in the report:
"They set up New York colleges with Pennsylvania colleges, so that New York Students for Obama group chapters can meet up with a counterpart in Pennsylvania, crash at the dorms in Pennsylvania, and do voter registration and canvassing."
With creative programs like this, student-to-student connections, and unbridled enthusiasm and commitment, the youth vote can breakout this year as a clear force in our country's elections.
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