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To: JohnM who wrote (226)	5/2/2003 5:21:50 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793972

I'm genuinely curious as to the enlisted folk. I have read poll after poll that mention that younger voters are the most supportive of the Prez, but can't pull up the numbers at the moment. I did pull up a poll from BET that said that younger Black voters were moving to conservative. I don't think Sharpton fools young blacks, but they are going to support him on the "OJ" principle. Here is the article. Poll: Young Blacks Less Likely to be Democrats By Stephanie A. Crockett, BET.com Staff Writer Posted Oct. 31, 2002 -- Younger African Americans are less likely to identify themselves as Democrats, according to a poll by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. The poll shows that younger Blacks are becoming more politically independent, but overall, African Americans still rally around Democrats over Republicans, according to the Associated Press. "It's different from voting preferences," David Bositis, a pollster and senior politcal anlyst for the Center, told the Associated Press. "In terms of partisan identification, there has been a decline among younger Black adults; they tend to be more independent." The center, which gathers research about political issues important to African-American voters, said 63 percent of Blacks said they were Democrats on the 2002 poll, while in 2000, 74 percent of Blacks said they were Democrats. AP also reported that Blacks prefered the Democratic party 7 to 1 over Republicans. But the shift could have long-term implications for politics, Bositis told AP. "This is something that Democrats have to pay attention to," Bositis told AP. "Ten years from now, 15 years from now, they will be at the prime age for voting. If Democrats don't work to get their loyalty, they might have to worry about that in the future." The Joint Center's poll is not the first to suggest that Black voters -- young and old -- can't be grouped into one political party anymore. Although Blacks are largely Democrat, does it surprise you that young Black voters are less likely to identify themselves as Democrats? Will the change in the political tide make it harder for Black leaders to garner support around one political agenda? Tell us here. bet.com