Video Your Vote: Students Reflect on the Election
and Voting
Video
Your Vote is a joint project
between the NewsHour and YouTube to document the
experiences of voters across the country and collect
voter opinions on the 2008 election.
Alexis, a student at Louise S. McGehee School in
New Orleans, is voting for the first time and is undecided
about who she will choose.
Students from Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,
interviewed people outside the polls about their decision
to vote and the important issues in this election.
A student from Oakland High School in California interviews
an older African American voter about the historical
significance of this election.
Students from Shorecrest Preparatory School in St. Petersburg,
Florida, talk about the election and their expectations
for voting.
A new voter from Northridge Academy High School in
Toluca Lake, California, discusses the issues she is
concerned about and the family pressure to vote a certain
way.
Students at New Brighton High School in Pennsylvania
talk about the significance of voting and the 2008 race.
A new voter from Susquehanna Community School in
Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, takes her camera
to the polls and talks about what influenced her vote.
A new voter at Upper Arlington High School in Ohio who
used to live in Texas discusses why his vote is different
now that he lives in Ohio.
A foreign exchange student at Upper Arlington High School
in Ohio talks about how the U.S. political system compares
with the German system.
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