Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Rock the Vote on One Tree Hill

Last night, all of my worlds collided in the form of a television show. The Monday night episode of One Tree Hill “Hate is Safer than Love,” premiered on the CW. It featured angst, beautiful people, great music and Rock the Vote.

In case you missed it, a brief recap: at the beginning of the winter season Peyton discovered new talent in the form of a girl named Mia, played by singer Kate Voegele. Throughout the season, we’ve seen Mia record an album and go on tour (which is really happening for Kate, signed with MySpace Records). Monday’s episode has Mia getting a great opportunity to record a Rock the Vote PSA.

Staring straight into a camera, sporting a classy black RTV t-shirt she says that it has been a year of firsts for her…recording an album, going on tour, and mostly importantly the first time she can vote. She goes on to conclude that while she uses her voice daily, voting is a way for all people to use their voice, “so use it. Let it be heard. Rock The Vote.”

In addition to this, three key members of the cast shot a “real” Rock the Vote PSA. We hope you all enjoy it. And, let us know…is this a year of firsts for you? The first time you’ve agreed with a candidate, the first time you haven’t lived at home, the first time you’ve been able to vote, or maybe you are just now registering to vote. No matter what it is for you, we hope you’ll be voting in this election cycle, first time or twentieth time.

ROCK THE VOTE!

Monday, May 12, 2008

I Vote Because...

If you haven't noticed yet, we've got a poll going on our new site.

http://www.rockthevote.com/take-issue/

Why are you voting this year?



We heard from musicians at South by Southwest. Now we want to hear from you. It just takes a second to tell the world why this election matters to you.

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Six Million Loud

Rock the Vote's latest tally shows that 6.4 million of you have voted in primaries and caucuses so far in 2008, an incredible 2.2 million more than in the last comparable Democratic (2004) and Republican (2000) primaries.

Way to go. And the cool thing is that the 2.2 million is a lowball, because we can only compare your turnout in states that kept track of turnout in 2004 or 2000. So it doesn't even include your awesome showings in Pennsylvania, Indiana, North Carolina, and a few other states where we know young voters rocked the polls.

Kentucky, West Virginia, and Oregon - you going to keep it up? Find out upcoming election dates or more info here.

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