For college students, it's so not '08

The article emphasizes a key point to the 2010 election research paper about the surge and decline theory. During this election the thrill of electing the first black President with fresh and youthful ideas of change and hope have faded for the vast amount of the electorate. If it has faded for the general populace then the youth vote will surely decline as they are usually a pathetically small percentage of those that vote in each election. While Hamilton appears to me to be fairly active in its recruitment efforts to vote (the college Dems and Republicans have registered a couple hundred new voters) I expect that this is but a fraction that both clubs were able to recruit during the 2008 elections a few years ago. Nonetheless, the youth vote that the President gained a huge boost from in 2008 may end up tipping the scale against his party in the election coming up in a mere 8 days from today.