We know vote "buying" is illegal, but a recent survey of 3,000 undergraduates at NYU revealed two thirds would exchange their vote in the 2008 Presidential election for a year's tuition.
Only 20 percent said they'd exchange their vote for an iPod touch, so at least they aren't "cheap." Despite the mercenary implication of trading a vote for tuition, 90 percent said that voting is important and 70 percent believe one vote can make a difference.
Perhaps their cynicism about the 2008 election is rooted in a belief that no candidate will truly change the course of the country. In 2004, the rate was the highest since 1968.
Tip.
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