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Elephant Kandy (L) looks to her half sister, a new born baby elephant 11 April 2007 at the Hagenbeck zoo in Hamburg, northern Germany. (Roland Magnuia /AFP/Getty Images)
The youth vote and their enthusiasm for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was a major headline in the 2008 presidential election. Nearly two-thirds of voters under the age of 30 voted for the Illinois Democrat, but millions of young people also supported the Republican presidential candidate, Arizona Sen. John McCain.
Young Republicans are increasingly concerned that their peers see the GOP as out of touch. These individuals believe The Republican Party should de-emphasize some social issues like abortion and gay marriage. Others believe the party should return to its conservative roots on fiscal issues, but not dilute its social message.
Despite disagreements on how to move forward, Young Republicans were united in their belief that – no matter what course the party chooses to take – the GOP must breach its technology gap with Democrats in order to reach younger voters.
Gary James is a Morning Edition intern at NPR.
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Good job Gary. I hope you have enjoyed your summer experience at NPR.
Very interesting report.