on the youth turnout

so, don't believe all the bellyaching about the youth vote being lame this year. apparently the young'uns did turn out, and did have a significant impact. check this out : at least 20.9 million Americans under 30 voted on Tuesday. That is an increase of 4.6 million voters from 2000. Four years ago, just 42.3 percent of young people voted. This year more than 51.6 percent did. Young people were especially active in battleground states, with turnout at 64.4 percent of eligible voters.

got that? in battlegrounds, turnout rates of almost 65%.