[[{“type”:“media”,“view_mode”:“media_large”,“fid”:null,“attributes”:{“class”:“media-image alignright size-full wp-image-1611”,“typeof”:“foaf:Image”,“style”:“”,“width”:“100”,“height”:“100”,“alt”:“USA Today”}}]]In spite of time spent on New Hampshire campuses by Republican candidates leading up to the January 10 primary, Assistant Professor of Government Joseph Bafumi was not convinced that campaigners were particularly attentive to student voters. “When the Democrats were here four years ago, they were really looking for the younger vote. And that’s what I think is different this year. The Republican candidates are focusing more on conservative areas of the state,” Bafumi told USA Today College, rather than “liberal and progressive” campuses.

The article also quotes Thomas J.P. Harrington ’14, president of the Dartmouth College Republicans, who predicts 2012 will be “a watershed election for young people.”

“A lot of students are about to graduate into a very difficult job market with massive student loans, and that frightens both seniors and underclassmen,” Harrington said. “Students aren’t just searching for any Republican candidate; they are looking for a candidate who will restore the American economy.”

Read the full story, published 1/11/12 by USA Today College.