Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama and Republican Rudy Giuliani are the top choices among voters aged 18 to 24, a poll by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics found. But young people are not entirely satisfied with the two major parties — 37 percent said that they are doing such a poor job that a third major party is needed.
Third-party candidates have played a minor but important role in recent U.S. presidential elections, with Democrats blaming Ralph Nader’s 2000 Green Party run as contributing to George W. Bush’s winning of the White House. Eight years earlier, businessman Ross Perot had made a much stronger showing, drawing some 19 percent of the vote.
The poll finding raises the question of what response New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg — who is frequently cited as a possible wild card in the 2008 race, though he has said he is not running — would meet from young voters.
Obama, an Illinois senator, had the support of 38 percent of young Democratic voters, ahead of 33 percent supporting New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, among the 2,526 U.S. citizens aged 18 to 24 polled from Oct. 28 through Nov. 9. Former New York City Mayor Giuliani, with 26 percent of young Republicans’ support, lead Arizona Sen. John McCain, with 15 percent. (Photo by TOBY MELVILLE/REUTERS)
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