FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 8, 2008

Contact: Luis Miranda/Caroline Ciccone, 202-488-5026

COLLEGE DEMOCRATS OF AMERICA PRESIDENT LAUDS HIGH YOUTH TURNOUT FOR DEMOCRATS IN IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Keeping pace with the significant increase in youth turnout from last week's Iowa caucuses, young voters in New Hampshire voted in significant numbers in Tuesday's New Hampshire presidential primaries.

"In Iowa and New Hampshire, young people have demonstrated again that we are a powerful voting bloc in America and are making our voices heard," said Lauren Wolfe, National President of the College Democrats of America. "Young people are supporting Democrats in record numbers because we want change, not a third Bush term like we'd get with any of the Republican president candidates." 

"Young people are proving the pundits wrong in this election: it's clear we're committed to changing America," said Alec Schierenbeck, president of the Iowa College Democrats and a junior at Grinnell College in Iowa. "Young people are no longer just helping hands on Election Day, we're a major force."

"We've consistently seen youth turnout for Democrats increase in the past two elections, but Tuesday's results show that we are well on our way to unprecedented numbers in 2008," said Wolfe. "We are building a new progressive majority so that Democrats continue to win."