Frustrations courting the youth vote

 By Richard K. Barry

When you're on the left, or even a Democrat, one of the more frustrating things about politics is how well you tend to do in public opinion surveys with younger voters. It's frustrating, of course, because so few younger voters, relatively speaking, get around to actually voting.

The latest Gallup poll tells us that President Obama has a 35-point edge over Mitt Romney among those under 30. Unfortunately, only 60 percent of that demographic is registered to vote, the lowest percentage among any age group.

According to The Hill, the percentage of young voters who say they will definitely vote is only 56 percent. Other age groups registered 80 percent or above.

Though this is hardly a nonpartisan comment, I would like to personally ask everyone, especially younger people, to vote. Please.

(Cross-posted at Lippmann's Ghost.)