Americans Are Tuned into the Campaign

[illinoisprogressive]

the most stunning part of the article is the percent of those under 30 who are paying attention to and interested in the cmapaigns. My eyes popped when I read this part.


Attention is higher now than it was in July 2003 among both men and women and across all age groups. As was the case four years ago, older respondents are more likely to be engaged.

Still, attention among younger Americans is up considerably: 36 percent of those under age 30 were paying attention to the election at this point four years ago; 65 percent of them are now.

Attention among Democrats increased more than it did among Republicans (polls have shown that Democrats are much more satisfied with their party’s presidential candidates than Republicans are).

More than 7 in 10 Democrats are now engaged in the campaign, compared with just over 4 in 10 in 2003. That compares with two-thirds of Republicans who are now paying attention, up from about half.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/30/poll-americans-tuned-in-to-the-campaign/