Raise Your Hand If You Care About The Election! We’ve Got A Poll!
Midterm elections are a week from today, 
and it looks like both the house and the senate are in for some sweeping changes. Even our fair state of Pennsylvania is slated to make the switch from blue to red! Despite the efforts of Penn Leads the Vote, Penn Democrats, and College Republicans, though, it doesn’t seem like anyone on either side is as riled up about voting for any party as they were around this time in 2008. PLTV registered around half the number of voters that it did for the 2006 midterm elections, and we’ve personally encountered more than our fair share of students who don’t plan on voting at all – so what gives? We want to know what’s influencing your voting habits, so take our poll and tell us whether or not you plan to vote next Tuesday – then, elaborate in the comments! It’s your civic duty.
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By ? at October 26, 2010 at 8:58 am
Pretty sure you meant to say “blue to red”
A quick correction – PLTV did not even come close to registering 841 students in 2006. Along with the Penn Democrats’ fantastic yield of ~500, as well as those who turned in forms to other groups, sent in forms on their own, or WERE ALREADY REGISTERED (~1800), we have nearly TWICE as many people registered on campus (~3000) than those who voted on campus in 2006 (1521). This is a huge accomplishment considering it is a Midterm Election and signifies the real strength of Penn as a politically engaged campus.
Make sure to vote on November 2nd, and come rally with President Gutmann (and enjoy cookies!) at 4:30PM on Election Day. Find your polling place at http://www.leadthevote.com