Smack Down Your Vote! Podcast with Howard

Howard shares his views on issues critical to voters under 30 in two new podcasts from Smackdown Your Vote!

The two-part interview focuses on issues outlined in Smackdown Your Vote!'s 18-30 Voter Issues Paper (VIP), which covers issues important to young Americans of voting age -- such as the economy, education, health care, national security/Iraq and motivation/vision. The VIP is based on research conducted by top, national polls and other sources, including the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), the Congressional Budget Office and Harvard University's Institute of Politics.

WWE Superstar and Political Correspondent Chris Nowinski conducted the interviews. Part I is available today. Part 2 will be issued on May 1. Nowinski graduated from Harvard cum laude in 2000 with a B.A. in Sociology. (Yeah for sociology!--Ed.)

Smackdown Your Vote! is a non-partisan approach to getting young people involved in the political process and registered to vote. Smackdown Your Vote! undertakes voter registration at WWE live events, visits to high schools and colleges, and provides materials and resources to encourage active participation in their democracy.

I've watched Part I; the interview is a little clunky but Howard hits some good points about healthcare and education for the under 30 voter. Also you have to sit through some footage of Chris Nowinski in the wrestling ring before the interview starts and there's a nice exterior shot of the DNC headquarters building.

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