GoCollege.com Launches Online Voter GuideTargeting the Key 2008 Swing Voter Group –College Students
Political Pundits Believe Generation Y and Millennials Will Be Important Swing Voters in the2008 Presidential Election
OAKLAND, Calif. – March 20, 2008 –
With the 2008 presidential nominees still undecided, political pundits have determined that the wild card in the November Presidential election will bethe Generation Y and Millennial voters energized by this year’s Presidential nominees.Ensuring that this key swing group is educated before voting, GoCollege.com, the number onecollege bound website on the Internet, launched today The Student’s Guide to Voting, acomprehensive one-stop online guide with information about the reasons why students shouldvote, issues that directly affect them, information about the political parties and details aboutvoting requirements in each state.Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) from the Seventh District of California, and the Chairman of theHouse Committee on Education and Labor, sent GoCollege.com guidance for motivating the keyswing voters block.“Tired of your views being ignored? Voting is your chance to be heard and to make a difference,”Rep. Miller wrote. “Last November, Americans came out and voted for a change and we in thenew congress have accomplished a lot so far – we’ve increased minimum wage, made collegemore affordable and protected the environment by increasing fuel emission standards of cars. If everyone came out to vote on Election Day, it would mean that each person in this country is being heard, that everyone’s opinion counts, regardless of age, whether he is 18 or 89. That’show change happens – express your views at the ballot box.”“We provide college students with an easy place to find out how to make a difference in theupcoming election while stressing the importance of why they need to cast a ballot,” saidGiovanna Villanueva, Outreach Director with GoCollege.com. “College students really have the power to make a significant difference in this upcoming election and GoCollege.com providesthem with all of the information they need to exercise their right to vote.”GoCollege.com published The Student Guide to Voting to enable students to make an educateddecision in November’s Presidential Election. The entire guide can be found online atwww.gocollege.com/students-guide-to-voting.html. GoCollege.com does not endorse any political candidate and is not funded by any of the political parties.
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