Samsung put out this little ditty about texting and voting. According to a recent survey, many teens and their parents across the U.S. would rather vote by text message on their cell phones in the next election rather than go to the polls. From the press release:

- More than six in ten (61%) of respondents of legal voting age, age 18 and older, would be open to voting by text.

- Eight in ten (80%) teens, ages 13-17, say that if they were allowed to vote in this year's Presidential election, they'd do it by text message instead of going to the polls.

I wonder if we trust the phone companies to ensure that the votes would be counted accurately more than electronic voting or paper balloting...

In related youth voter news, CNN has launched The League of First Time Voters, which looks like part voter registration effort and part repackaging of its election coverage (from "the best political team on television!") for a younger demographic. There's even a delegate game! And if that doesn't grab young people's attention, maybe the prospect of seeing a CNN headline made into a t-shirt will...(Broadcasting & Cable)

And celebrity endorsements won't make or break an issue (51 percent of Americans say celebrities make little or no positive difference to the issues they promote)....although they mean slightly more to younger people. (Reuters)

Posted by anastasia