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18 in ’08 is an unprecedented national nonpartisan peer to peer youth voter engagement and mobilization organization created to register, engage, and mobilize young voters specifically for the 2008 election.
The primary tool used to engage voters is the documentary film “18 in ‘08†through screenings of the film, followed by discussions with leaders and students and on site voter registration. The film features leading politicians and public figures including Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Sam Brownback, James Carville, Sen. Chris Dodd, Sam Donaldson, Richard Dreyfuss, Sen. John Kerry, Sen. Joe Lieberman, as well as a diverse array of students from around the country. ABC Evening News, CSPAN, CNN, Geraldo, and in The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Village Voice, The Huffington Post, and The Politico among others.
18 in ’08 also works heavily through educational efforts on college and high school campuses, celebrity outreach, intensive media coverage, peer to peer viral spreading of the message, and extensive use of new media, social network, and mobile technologies.
Run by 19 year-old Founder and Director David D. Burstein, 18 in ’08 is the first national youth voter organization to be run by someone under 20.
Learn more at www.18in08.com.
18 in '08: Olivia Wilde
18 in '08: Peter Sarsgaard