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ALEXANDER HEFFNER IS THE CO-FOUNDER AND ET ITOR OF SCOOP 08.COM AN ONLIGSE NAG STUDENT NEWSPAPER AND... |
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WELL, MY PARTNER AND I THOUGHT THERE WAS A VOID WHEN IT CAME TO NATIONAL STUDENT JOURNALS AND THIS... |
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FROM ITS INCEPTION TO THE DAY YOU GOT IT UP AND RUNNING, HOW LONG DID IT TAKE? |
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THE IDEA FORMED OVER THE SUMMER OF 2007 AND WE LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER OF THAT YEAR. BUT I SHOULD ACTUALLY,... |
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WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM TO RUN SCOOP 08? |
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WELL, SCOOP MEDIA INK OWNS SCOOP 08, A NONPROFIT IN NEW YORK. WE HAVE A FUND-RAISING DRIVE THAT HAS... |
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WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CAMPAIGN 2008 AND THE YOUTH VOTE WITH ALEX HEFFNER, A FRESHMAN AT HARVARD AND... |
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AND THAT WAS GENERATED IN 1972 BY VIETNAM RIOTS AND ANTI-WAR PROTESTS. AND SUBSEQUENTLY AS WE HAVE... |
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HERE ARE SOME NUMBERS. |
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IS IT JUST THE EXCITEMENT SURROUNDING THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN? OR IS THERE SOMETHING THAT DRIVES THE INTERESTS... |
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WELL, IN PART YOU SAW YOUNG PEOPLE BUY INTO THE OBAMA CANDIDACY FROM THE OUTSET. THEY'RE DEVELOPING... |
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CAMPAIGN 2008 AND THE YOUTH VOTE IS OUR TOPIC FOR THE THE NEXT 35 MINUTES. THE NUMBERS, IF YOU WANT... |
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WELL, THANK YOU CAL YOU ARE. I THINK THE CALLER MENTIONS ONE THING, NOT ONLY BECAUSE OBAMA IS A PHENOMENON... |
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SPRING HILL, FLORIDA, SUPPORTER OF SENATOR MCCAIN. CALLER: HI, YEAH, I'M A 30-YEAR-OLD GUY, BUT A... |
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HEY, SPRING HILL, YOU STILL WITH ME? CALLER: YES. |
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AMONG THE YOUNG PEOPLE YOU HANG OUT WITH, WHAT IS THE THING THAT DRIVES THEM THE MOST THAT WILL GET... |
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THANKS FOR YOUR CALL. |
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THERE WAS A SENSE, I THINK IN 2000 DURING THE THE PRIMARY CYCLE THAT JOHN MCCAIN REPRESENTED THAT... |
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DID YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK TO FOLKS WHO JUST LISTENED TO THE DEBATES AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN... |
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I THINK IN THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, THE THIRD AND FINAL ONE, YOUNG PEOPLE MAY HAVE HAD THAT SENSE... |
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NEXT UP THE BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA ON OUR LINE SUPPORTING SENATOR OBAMA. GO AHEAD. CALLER: HI. |
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BATON ROUGE? CALLER: YES, I'M CALLING -- I'M CALLING ABOUT THE CALLER WHO CALLED AND SAID HE WAS FOR... |
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WHERE DO YOU GO TO SCHOOL? CALLER: LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY. |
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WHAT YEAR? CALLER: THIRD YEAR. |
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WHAT ARE YOU MAJORING IN? CALLER: ACCOUNTING. |
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THANKS FOR YOUR CALL. |
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HE REPRESENTS A MAJORITY OF YOUNG PEOPLE THAT BARACK OBAMA IS THE COMMANDING PRESENCE ON THE NATIONAL... |
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WE WANT TO OPEN UP THE SEGMENT TO VOTERS OF ALL AGES. INITIALLY, WE WERE TRYING TO GO FOR UNDER 30,... |
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WELL, IN SOME OF THE BATTLEGROUNDS YOU SAW INCREASED TURN OUT HEAVILY. IN NEW YORK, I THINK THE ONE... |
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NEXT UP IS GEORGIA, SUPPORTER OF SENATOR MCCAIN. YOU'RE ON WITH ALEX HEFFNER OF SCOOP 08.COM. CALLER:... |
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THANKS FOR YOUR CALL, MA'AM. ANY RESPONSE? |
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MY RESPONSE WOULD BE THAT THE OVERWHELMING CONCERN OF YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY IS THE ECONOMY, DESPITE THE... |
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NEXT UP, MASSACHUSETTS, A SUPPORTER OF SENATOR OBAMA. YOU'RE ON "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." CALLER: GOOD... |
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THANKS FOR YOUR CALL, SIR. |
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ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS CAN GENERATION TRANSCEND RACE, TRANSCEND WHAT HAS BEEN A GAME OF TIT FOR TAT... |
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IN THE HARVARD INSTITUTE OF POLITICS POLL, THEY ASKED THE QUESTION THINKING ABOUT EACH CANDIDATE,... |
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THERE HAS BEEN. AND ROBB IF YOU GO TO SCOOP 08.COM YOU'LL FIND THAT YOUNG PEOPLE WERE REENGAGED BY... |
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NEW YORK, ON OUR LINE FOR OTHERS. WELCOME. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE JOHN MCCAIN... |
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ALEX HEFFNER? |
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AGAIN, I THINK THERE IS, IN THIS CAMPAIGN, AN INCREDIBLE SENSE OF LOOKING AT JOHN MCCAIN'S RESUME... |
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IN YOU'RE REPORTING WHAT YOU'RE READING ON SCOOP 08.COM AND OTHER SOURCES, WHAT WAS THE REACTION AMONG... |
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I THINK THE FACT THAT WOMAN WAS IN THE AUDIENCE AND MADE THAT STATEMENT REFLECTS ON SENATOR MCCAIN... |
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WHAT ABOUT ON THE OTHER SIDE, SENATOR OBAMA'S ASSOCIATION WITH BILL AYERS? |
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I THINK PART OF THE MCCAIN CAMP STRATEGY THAT THEY'RE HOLDING ONTO NOW, AND THIS MIGHT BE OUT OF ... |
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ALEXANDER HEFFNER IS THE EDITOR IN CHIEF AND CO FOUNDER OF SCOOP08.COM, ALSO THE POLITICAL DIRECTOR... |
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I THINK HISTORY OR GOVERNMENT. |
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NEXT UP, LAKE MILLS, WISCONSIN. A SUPPORT ORE OF SENATOR MCCAIN. GO AHEAD. CALLER: YEAH, I -- OK.... |
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THANKS. WE'LL LEAVE IT THERE. |
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ONE OF THE CHIEF CONCERNS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY IS THE RISING DEFICIT. AND IT'S AN ISSUE BOTH BECAUSE... |
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HOW IMPORTANT ARE ELEMENTS LIKE FACEBOOK AND MYSPACE FOR THE CANDIDATES TRYING TO GET THEIR MESSAGE... |
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THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE, BECAUSE BARACK OBAMA WAS ABLE TO BUILD A VERY STRONG GRASS ROOTS APPARATUS... |
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ARE TRADITIONAL SOURCES OF MEDIA, NEWSPAPERS, RADIO, TELEVISION, IS THAT SORT OF GOING AWAY AS FAR... |
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IT DOESN'T IN A SENSE THAT AT SCOOP08 WE TRY TO PRESERVE TRADITIONAL MEDIA STANDARDS AND RUN OUR OWN... |
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SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ON THE LINE FOR SUPPORTERS OF SENATOR OBAMA. CALLER: THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL.... |
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THANK YOU. |
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WELL, I THINK, AGAIN, WE RETURN TO, IF WE WERE TO TAKE THE CALLERS COMMENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF YOUNG... |
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ON THE COVER OF "POLITICS MAGAZINE" THE YEAR OF THE YOUTH VOTE IS THE QUESTION. YES, THE TSUNAMI IS... |
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THANKS FOR YOUR CALL. |
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LET ME CLARIFY SOMETHING. I'M NOT AN OBAMA SUPPORTER, THE SITE TRIES TO REMAIN AS NEUTRAL AS POSSIBLE,... |
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ALEX HEFFNER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING ON THE PROGRAM. THE WEBSITE IS SCOOP08.COM. WE'RE GOING... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
