Vague News: A Question Answered Shall Motivate Young People to Vote
Three days ago the LA Times did a story entitled, Obama leading McCain among Xbox voters. But will they stop playing long enough to actually vote?
Obama leads McCain 43% to 31% among the nearly 100,000 votes cast as of Friday on Xbox Live, according to Microsoft, which runs the online game service. The voting is part of a partnership between Microsoft and Rock the Vote, which allows Xbox 360 users to cast their presidential preferences via their game controllers.
The initiative also allows Xbox Live members to register to vote for real. So far, 55,000 registration forms have been downloaded since the program began on Aug. 25, the first day of the Democratic National Convention. (You've got to be 18 to vote, but there's no age restriction on the Xbox Live poll.)
So although Xbox Live users represent a chunk of the youth demographic, a big question remains: Will online gamers rip themselves away from the likes of Guitar Hero and Madden NFL 09 to go to the polls Nov. 4?
Will online gamers vote on Nov.4? That question just might be answered if and when the presidential candidates and their running mates announce their intentions of reintroducing the military draft. BTW, has the mass media been asking the presidential candidates questions pertaining to the issue of reintroducing the military draft?
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