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| | The Cavalier Daily (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) |
 | | Similarly, the number of youth voters in Virginia between the ages of 18 and 29 reached 550,000, reflecting a 12 percent increase from the 2000 election, according to statistics compiled by Virginia21, a Richmond-based political action tank. |
 | | Kirby attributes the underestimated reports of the youth vote to the incorrect interpretation of exit poll results, as well as the hurried nature of the statistics. |
 | | Kirby said the increase in youth voting can be attributed to various factors, including an increased number of organizations that target young people, the focus on issues that directly affect young people such as the war in Iraq, jobs and the economy, and the stark differences between the candidates. |
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