Cuccinelli Wins College Age Vote by Six Points

For Immediate Release: November 7 !"#$ Contact: Matthew Wertman cmw3ht@virginia.edu 540-447-06823 C e!it "o##$ %rom &irginia'$ ovem(er 5th )#ection re"ort that *en Cuccine##i won the vote among +8-24 ,ear-o#d$ (, an im"re$$ive $i! "oint$. -n%ormation #i.e thi$ damage$ the narrative that ,oung "eo"#e are inherent#, #i(era#/ and high#ight$ the im"ortance and in%#uence o% $tudent-#ed organi0ation$ $uch a$ the Co##ege 1e"u(#ican$. Co##ege 1e"u(#ican 2ederation o% &irginia 3C12&4 Chairman Matt Wertman commented/ $a,ing 56he$e re$u#t$ he#" under$core the in%#uence o% the 2ederation on ,oung voter$. We had a great o""ortunit, thi$ e#ection c,c#e to im"re$$ u"on co##ege $tudent$ the gravit, o% the choice the, had to ma.e. Cuccine##i wa$ the on#, candidate that had the "otentia# to he#" ma.e &irginia 7o( %riend#, in an increa$ing#, uncertain 7o( mar.et. -n an u#timate#, di$a""ointing e#ection/ it i$ encouraging to $ee that the ,outh vote i$ %ar %rom #o$t: in %act/ the, are em(racing the "rinci"#e$ o% %i$ca# con$ervati$m and evident#, voting %or the candidate with the "roven record o% $timu#ating 7o( creation in the Commonwea#th.8 6argeted adverti$ing/ too/ "#a,ed an im"ortant ro#e in the $i0a(#e 1e"u(#ican victor, in the co##ege aged vote. 9u$t under one month out %rom )#ection :a,/ the Co##ege 1e"u(#ican ationa# Committee 3C1 C4 (ro.e onto the digita# $cene/ ma.ing a $eriou$ "#a, at reaching out to ,outh voter$ in &irginia (, $howing them wh, :emocratic nominee %or ;overnor 6err, Mc<u##i%%e i$ un%it %or o%%ice. 2ocu$ing on 6err, Mc<u%#i%%e=$ %ai#ed record at ;reen6ech <utomotive/ the C1 C re#ea$ed a one minute te#evi$ion adverti$ement targeting +8-24 ,ear o#d women. 6he C1 C'$ "urcha$e o% +.5 mi##ion im"re$$ion$ on heavi#, vi$ited we($ite$/ $uch a$ >u#u/ ?andora/ and @ou6u(e mimic.ed the dai#, routine$ o% the average co##ege $tudent. -n addition to .e, me$$aging e%%ort$/ Co##ege 1e"u(#ican canva$$ing e%%ort$ cannot (e over#oo.ed. C12& 2ir$t &ice Chairman Chand#er Cren$haw remar.ed/ 5Co##ege 1e"u(#ican$ .noc.ed on thou$and$ o% door$ throughout the Commonwea#th/ in addition to he#"ing "romote Cuccine##i on their own cam"u$e$. 6he e%%ort$ o% 30 cha"ter$ and thou$and$ o% mem(er$ throughout the $tate were wide$"read and e%%ective. Co##ege 1e"u(#ican$ are ma.ing a (ig di%%erence/ (, te##ing the rea# $tor, on cam"u$e$ and ta#.ing to thou$and$ o% voter$ in their communitie$. 6heir canva$ing e%%ort$ a#$o made a .e, di%%erence in the attorne, genera# race and $evera# ver, c#o$e de#egate race$/ inc#uding the C12& de"#o,ment to the 34 th di$trict in mid-Acto(er which he#"ed :e#egate Com$toc. $ecure a narrow re-e#ection victor,.8 -n #ight o% a di$a""ointing e#ection/ it i$ im"ortant to re%#ect on what ha$ (een done "oor#, and what ha$ (een done we## $o a$ to en$ure we continue to do what i$ wor.ing. Winning the co##ege age vote (, $i! "oint$ cou#dn't $"ea. c#earer: Co##ege 1e"u(#ican e%%ort$ are wor.ing. C12& i$ "roud to ma.e a di%%erence/ wi## redou(#e it$ e%%ort$ %or the 20+4 e#ection/ and wi## continue wor.ing to en$ure more %avora(#e outcome$ in the %uture.

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