Energy, Education, Economy: Top Concerns in ‘06

Leading up to the 2006 elections, young voters are concerned about the same issues as older Americans - jobs and the economy, education, and energy - and respond most favorably to candidates who frame issues in ways relevant to young adults, according to a new poll released today by The George Washington University’s Young Voter Strategies (YVS) in collaboration with the GW-Battleground pollsters. The poll, the first to catalogue young adults’ attitudes in the 2006 election cycle, also found that nearly three-quarters of 18-30 year olds intend to vote in November 2006.

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