Project Vote is releasing a new poll and report tomorrow that addresses the views and concerns of America's disenfranchised citizens, long ignored in the public debate, preparing to vote in November and eager to be heard.

Project Vote is releasing a new poll and report tomorrow that addresses the views and concerns of America's disenfranchised citizens, long ignored in the public debate, preparing to vote in November and eager to be heard.


Watch a short video about Project Vote's new poll here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1izmrF7kfM4

We are having a media call-in briefing tomorrow morning @ 10AM EDT, 1-800-311-9403, Passcode: VOTE (#8683), and I can make the final report available to you now.

Entitled "What Happened to Hope and Change? A Poll of 2008 Voters," the poll shows how the minority, young and low-income voters who now form one-third of the electorate remain actively engaged in the 2010 midterm elections, fundamentally believe the government should do more to help people and hold opinions that are in stark contrast to the Tea Party-dominant, anti-government message that has distorted the public's understanding of what Americans want from the administration.

84% of black voters, 77% of youth voters, and 76% of low-income voters strongly support raising the minimum wage above the poverty line.

Among survey respondents self-identified as Tea Party supporters, 76% reported their personal financial situation as fairly good or very good; 76% are married; 78% went to college; 84% are working or retired; and 92% are White.

39% of low-income voters, 37% of black voters and 21% of youth voters reported having to worry about buying food for their families in the past year struggled to eat. Less than 6% of Tea Party supporters reported the same struggles.

71% of black voters, 59% of youth voters, and 60.5% of low-income voters strongly agree that government should work to provide for the needs of all citizens. Only 20% of Tea Party sympathizers agreed.

69% of black voters, 57% of youth voters, and 59% of low-income voters believe the federal government should work to ensure that all able and willing Americans have work.

70% of black voters, 61% of low-income voters and 55% of young voters approve of government spending to help homeowners facing foreclosure, compared to 40% percent of all voters and just 13% of Tea Party sympathizers.

Conducted by Discovery Research Group - based in Salt Lake City, Utah - for Project Vote between July 7, 2010 and August 11, 2010 and written and analyzed by Project Vote Director of Research Dr. Lorraine Minnite, a leading researcher of voting trends, social change and institutional reform, the poll surveyed 1,947 Americans who cast ballots in 2008, with oversamples of Black voters, low-income voters, and voters under the age of 30 which allowed Project Vote to make reliable comparisons among these emerging electorate groups to self-identified Tea Party sympathizers and the overall national voter pool.

Broadcast-quality video highlights, b-roll and first-person testimonials from Dr. Minnite and actual poll participants throughout the country are available for download here: http://dsledproductions.com/project%20vote/

M. Brandon Frazier
Project Vote
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