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Sunday, October 12, 2008
Politics / Election 2008 Bus Project Takes on 20/20's John Stossel
Posted by Amy J. Ruiz on Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 10:31 AM
On Friday night, 20/20 ran a piece on young voters, quizzing kids at a rock concert about things like how many senators each state has. When not everyone knew the correct answer--two--John Stossel posited that perhaps young voters should stay home on November 4. Umm...
See it for yourself:
The Bus Project flipped the theory on its head, however, asking if older people should be able to vote. Check out their video response, featuring the Bus' Jefferson Smith with a fantastic Stossel-esque mustache, and man-on-the-street interviews with "experienced" voters in downtown Portland:
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