Are young voters informed?
“I don’t think they’re very informed. I think a lot of people my age are going for Obama because it’s something new, something different. I think if they were the same color, they wouldn’t really care too much about it.” — Sharday Brown, 18, Chicago “I think they’re involved based on what they hear from people that they want to hear from: People like Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, David Letterman, Jay Leno, basically the entertainment aspect, not so much news. People listen to that and think, ‘That sounds right.’ ” — Stephen Reid, 18, Hoffman Estates Party lines “I’ve always been Republican. I was raised in a very conservative family. This election has been a very interesting year because for the first time, I’ve been finding myself leaning more toward the Democratic candidate. I’m still undecided, but this is the closest I’ve ever been.” — Anastasia Bein, 21, Gibson City “We’re not that interested or not that involved to declare. We don’t think about it everyday and it’s not that big a
