February 1, 2008
For Many Students, Electoral Enthusiasm Runs Up Against Barriers to Voting
Before winter break, Rick Andrews thought Barack Obama was a long shot. The junior at Washington University in St. Louis liked Mr. Obama, but not his chances.
"I got a lot more excited about voting in Missouri after he won in Iowa," Mr. Andrews says.
But the deadline for registering to vote in Missouri was January 9, when he was driving back to St. Louis from his parents' house in Acton, Mass. He is still fired up about Mr. Obama, but he won't be able to vote in Missouri or in
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