Source: www.boiseweekly.com - Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Organizers insist that young adult turnout is critical At least until voters actually cast a ballot, this year's midterm elections are all about expectations. And with high hopes for a robust turnout of young voters at the polls, it was no big stretch to expect a good-sized crowd of students on Oct. 2, when the College of Idaho hosted Democrat Paulette Jordan and Republican Lieutenant Governor Brad Little, both running for Idaho governor, in a rare appearance on the same stage. The hundreds of seats were quickly snapped up, and C of I's Langroise Recital Hall reached capacity a full 30 minutes before the forum got underway. But a quick survey of the hall revealed that less than a quarter of those in attendance were students, many of whom live just a few hundred feet away. "Young adults just don't care about voting because they just don't see any benefits. Candidates don't talk about issues they're concerned about and students don't see how it could affect their lives," Dr. Jasper LiCalzi, chair of the college's Department of Political Economy and moderator for the forum, told Boise Weekly. "You need to show why it's meaningful—why they should care." Right on point, both Jordan and Little made a concerted effort during the forum to zero in on a younger demographic. "I want to create an atmosphere where our kids, our grandkids and children can prosper here in Idaho," said Little in his opening remarks. "We have a lot of enthused y
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Organizers insist that young adult turnout is critical At least until voters actually cast a ballot, this year's midterm elections are all about expectations. And with high hopes for a robust turnout of young voters at the polls, it was no big stretch to expect a good-sized crowd of students on Oct. 2, when the College of Idaho hosted Democrat Paulette Jordan and Republican Lieutenant Governor Brad Little, both running for Idaho governor, in a rare appearance on the same stage. The hundreds of seats were quickly snapped up, and C of I's Langroise Recital Hall reached capacity a full 30 minutes before the forum got underway. But a quick survey of the hall revealed that less than a quarter of those in attendance were students, many of whom live just a few hundred feet away. "Young adults just don't care about voting because they just don't see any benefits. Candidates don't talk about issues they're concerned about and students don't see how it could affect their lives," Dr. Jasper LiCalzi, chair of the college's Department of Political Economy and moderator for the forum, told Boise Weekly. "You need to show why it's meaningful—why they should care." Right on point, both Jordan and Little made a concerted effort during the forum to zero in on a younger demographic. "I want to create an atmosphere where our kids, our grandkids and children can prosper here in Idaho," said Little in his opening remarks. "We have a lot of enthused y
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