BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (OBSNews) – Dave Matthews played a concert in support of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at Indiana’s Assembly Hall on Sunday.  This was the musician’s attempt to get university students to register to vote and to support his chosen candidate.  The deadline to register to vote is Monday.

“I wanted to come to a free concert primarily, but I also think Barack Obama has made politics cool for young people.  He’s definitely going to get my vote,” said Greg Mayers who identified himself as a young voter at a nearby school.

More than 13,000 other concertgoers agreed with Mayers and enjoyed the singing and dancing Matthews inspired.  Barack Obama’s campaign has made the youth vote a cornerstone of his efforts to secure the US presidency.  Hillary Clinton’s campaign has been lagging in the fundraising department compared to Obama and it seems that the get-out-the-vote efforts of Obama among young people are succeeding more on a grass roots level as well.

Going an extra step further Obama’s campaign has created a type of social networking for young people who want to get more intimately involved in his campaign.  For more information visit www.mybarackobama.com

Tags: Barack Obama, Dave Matthews, Hillary Clinton, social networking

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