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Young voters getting into the political groove.
Byline: Susan Jacobson
ORLANDO, Fla. _ At an age when many young people are more interested in dating, cruising in their cars and rebelling against their parents, Benjamin Camenker is a political junkie who prefers watching candidate debates and arguing with friends about President Bush's economic and social policies.
"Getting involved in the system is what you have an obligation to do," said Benjamin, who is signed up to be a poll worker in the Nov. 2 election. "Otherwise, you have no right to complain."
Benjamin, 17, president of the Young Republicans at Florida's Apopka High School, is part of a wave of young people who are not quite old enough to vote but who are, nonetheless, shaping this year's election through a level of political passion and partisanship not seen since the Vietnam War era, experts say.
"They have a sense that what an individual can do can really make a difference in history, and…
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Source: HighBeam Research, Young voters getting into the political groove.
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