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Young voters less likely than others to vote on Tuesday.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
WASHINGTON _ Even though young voters make up the largest voting bloc in the country, experts say they are less likely to vote Tuesday than any other major voting bloc in America.
Meager turnout by young people is nothing new, but today's 43 million 18- to 24- year-olds constitute almost 25 percent of the electorate and could be a major political force, according to the Youth Vote Coalition, a Washington-based group that promotes political participation by young people. Yet if young people vote at rates no higher than they have in the past, only 13 percent will vote Tuesday, Youth Vote projects.
The issues of the day might seem tailor-made to propel young people to the polls: a slumping economy, which has reduced financial aid to college students and cut jobs for young people; a possible war with Iraq; and post-Sept. 11 developments that made questions of politics and government sharply relevant.
But no evidence has emerged to suggest that more young people are likely to vote this year. The top issues among 18- ...
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