USA: HIP-HOP MOGUL SEAN "P.DIDDY" CASTS HIS VOTE IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AT AN UPPER EAST SIDE VOTING SITE

Record ID: 328790

  • Title: USA: HIP-HOP MOGUL SEAN "P.DIDDY" CASTS HIS VOTE IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AT AN UPPER EAST SIDE VOTING SITE
  • Date: 4th November 2004
  • Summary: (EUROPE) NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 2, 2004) (REUTERS) 1. MV HIP-HOP MOGUL SEAN "P. DIDDY" COMBS ENTERING POLLING PLACE; MEDIA; SCU COMBS SIGNING VOTER REGISTRY; SCU UNITED STATES FLAG; MV COMBS ENTERING VOTING BOOTH 0.34 2. SLV CROWDS OF VOTERS 0.43 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SEAN COMBS, SAYING: "I think when you see the looks on their faces, they both look a little bit nervous and that's because there's a wildcard out there. There are over forty million youth and minority voters that are bumrushing those polls right now. Never before have you seen so many people of colour, black, Latinos, Asians, at the polls and also youth voters. It's changed the face of politics." 1.04 4. MV VOTERS; MV VOTERS STANDING IN LINE TO VOTE 1.37 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 19th November 2004 12:00
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  • Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVA4LFLWR18MMQE2G8SYOBKVHRL0
  • Story Text: New York voting.

    Voters at an Upper East Side voting site in New York
    were in for a surprise this morning (November 2, 2004) when
    hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs dropped by to cast his
    vote for the next President.

    Combs has been the force behind Citizen Change, a
    nationwide campaign to get young voters out to the polls.

    "Vote or Die" has been the simple message of the campaign.

    They have used networks like MTV and BET to reach the more
    than 42 million young Americans who are eligible to vote.

    They claims that in 2000, only half of those voters came
    out to the polls.

    But Combs says the candidates are in for a surprise this
    election.

    "I think when you see the looks on their faces, they
    both look a little bit nervous and that's because there's a
    wildcard out there. There are over 40 million youth and
    minority voters that are bumrushing those polls right now.

    Never before have you seen so many people of colour
    black, Latinos, Asians, at the polls and also youth
    voters. It's changed the face of politics."
    New York is a largely Democratic city and
    Senator Kerry is expected to easily win the city's vote.


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