We thank you for joining us today for our Virtual Program on a potential crisis in the college vote this fall with attorney Thurgood Marshall junior and the founder and president of the campus election engagement project. While covid19 continues its howad across the country, americans vote has become a critical issue as politicians debate the virtues and vices of universal mailin balloting. In theseut Uncertain Times and one constituency that has emerged as a critical block is the college vote. The voting rate among u. S. College students more than doubled from 19 in the 2014 midterm election, to 40 in 2018 according to a National Study of learning, voting and engagement conducted by the institute for democracy and Higher Education at tufts university. In a poll of 4,000 students conducted august 912 and funded by night foundation, 71 of students say they are absolutely certain theyll vote in this years election. Students who identify as democrats are the most likely to be absolutely c
We thank you for joining us for our virtual Headliner Program on the potential crisis in the college vote this fall. Thurgood marshall jr. And paul low, founder and president of the campus election engagement projects. While covid19 continues to spread across the country, how americans vote has become a critical issue as politicians debate debate the verses constituents one has emerged as a critical block, the voting rate more than doubled from 19 in the 2014 election, to 40 in 2018. In a poll of 4000 students, conducted august 9 through 12, funded by the knight foundation, 71 percent of students say they are absolutely certain they will vote. So ident i is democrats are the most likely to be absolutely 81 ,in they will vote at followed by republicans at 74 and independence at 63 . That includes that assumes that collegeage voters will be able to vote and that their votes will be counted. Covid19 has upended education in general and has caused disruptions on campuses across the country
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Right now, youll notice a lot of cloud cover around that will make its way to the shoreline and stay there. Well have a cloudy coast today. Its cloudy now all around the bay area. 53 in campbell as well as newark with 51 in lafayette. Bodega bay, 49 there. The clouds will burn back to the shoreline throughout the day and it will be a little less muggy out there. Noontime 60 inland, 50s at the coast with fewer clouds and more sun, mid 60s to near 70 in spots today and well talk about a sunnier and warmer Easter Sunday coming up. Thanks, lisa. This morning, alarming questions being raised about one particular coronavirus outbreak in San Francisco. 70 new positive cases at the citys largest homeless shelter. The outbreak means nearly 9 of the covid19 cases come from just one place. Ka kate larson spoke with city advocates about the story. The beds are close together, less than two feet. Reporter he has stayed at the south shelter at 5th and bryant many times. The fact that the coronavirus