THE OFFICIAL COLLEGE OUTREACH ARM OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Our Generation Has Arrived


On November 4, our generation turned out in record numbers for President Barack Obama.  In doing so, we made history and changed the political landscape as we know it. 

Our generation has arrived - and no one can write us off anymore. On campuses across the country, students like you organized your peers and got out the vote.  That’s why 68% of young people voted for Barack Obama and delivered the strongest mandate for change our country has seen in decades.

But the work doesn’t end here.  Like President Obama said: “this victory alone is not the change we seek - it is only the chance for us to make that change.”  Starting today, we need you to stay involved.  We need you to motivate your peers and help us drive the national agenda so we can get our country back on track.

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