Students make up a huge part of any grassroots movement. Their energy and passion inspire volunteers and voters of any age. The more young people in a campaign, the livelier it gets. To beat Gordon Smith, we're going to need that fire.
A lot of students have already gotten involved in the campaign, and that's good news. Youth turnout is increasingly key to Democratic victories. Two stories from 2006 prove it. In Montana, over 39,000 more young people turned out to vote than in the previous election. Jon Tester won by only 3,000 votes. In Virginia, over 110,000 more 18-29 year olds voted and Jim Webb won by less that 10,000 votes. More and more, young people are deciding elections and they'll be vital in our fight to take down Gordon Smith.
So join up and help Steve bring real change to the U.S. Senate!
Read Steve's message to students.
Here's a few things you can do:
Sign up with the Students for Steve chapter on your campus, or start one of your own. Students for Steve is the campaign's youth outreach team. They hold events on campus, talk to other students, and dedicate their time to create progressive change.
If you go to...
- University of Oregon, send an e-mail to a.plambeck[at]gmail.com
- Portland State University, send an e-mail to jesse4novick[at]gmail.com
- Western Oregon University, send an e-mail to cfishe1[at]wou.edu
- Lewis and Clark College, send an e-mail to dftuttle[at]lclark.edu
- Southern Oregon University, send an email to rodrigush[at]students.sou.edu
- Oregon State University, send and email to calhouba[at]gmail.com
If there is no Students
for Steve chapter on your campus and you'd like to start one, let the
campaign know. You can contact that Student Outreach Coordinator at
henry[at]novickforsenate.org.
Join the Steve Novick for U.S. Senate Facebook group.
The group is a great place to meet up with other Steve fans across the state, discuss issues pertinent to students, get campaign updates, or just show your support.
College Democrats are a great organization to help you get involved. Why not go to a meeting and talk about Steve? Oregon's College Dems are disciplined, devoted and pretty darn dazzling, so they're great for political discussion. If you want to get involved with them, contact your local College Democrats chapter.
