According to a new New York Times/CBS News/MTV poll about young voters - those between the ages of 17-29 - the Republican Party has still failed to make any progress:

The poll offers a snapshot of a group whose energy and idealism have always been as alluring to politicians as its scattered focus and shifting interests have been frustrating. It found that substantially more Americans ages 17 to 29 than four years ago are paying attention to the presidential race. But they appeared to be really familiar with only two of the candidates, Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, both Democrats.

They have continued a long-term drift away from the Republican Party. And although they are just as worried as the general population about the outlook for the country and think their generation is likely to be worse off than that of their parents, they retain a belief that their votes can make a difference, the poll found.

More than half of Americans ages 17 to 29 — 54 percent — say they intend to vote for a Democrat for president in 2008. They share with the public at large a negative view of President Bush, who has a 28 percent approval rating with this group, and of the Republican Party. They hold a markedly more positive view of Democrats than they do of Republicans.

Of course, I've recently asked President Bush about this issue:

And Mitt Romney:

Neither have responded.

Does the Republican Party care that we're losing an entire generation of voters to the Democratic Party? If so, what is the plan to start winning back the hearts and minds of America's youth?