Third Millennium leans a little to the right, while 2030 leans left. They have very different approaches to saving Social Security. Preservation vs. privatization. But both of these young think tanks are trying desperately to get attention from the rest of the world. Richard Thau, executive director of Third Millennium, says it's just as tough to capture the attention of gen-Xers themselves.
People line up to do that.
But to get them to spend half an hour on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November to go to the polls and vote is an incredible challenge. Indeed, the youngest adults are the least likely to vote. In 1998, only 15 percent of all Americans 18 to 24 years old voted. So political candidates rarely try to reach young voters anymore. Democratic media consultant Dane Strother.