Thanks to Gen X, there are a lot of misconceptions about young voters.

If you're in your twenties, you've undoubtedly heard the mantra, "But young people don't vote" from strategists and pundits. Those of us under 30 know that this isn't true, but anecdotal stories from our own trips to the polls aren't that helpful.

Rock the Vote, which recently teamed up with Young Voter Strategies, released a helpful fact sheet on the voting trends of those under 29.

This is particularly relevant to Republicans since many of the tight elections in 2006 were won by Democrats, who ran young voter outreach programs. According to Rock the Vote:

• Montana: Tester defeated Burns by 3,562 votes; 18-29 turnout was up by 39,106 votes over 2002.
• Virginia: Webb defeated Allen by 9,329 votes; 18-29 turnout was up by 110,453 votes over 2002.
• Missouri: McCaskill defeated Talent by 48,314 votes, 18-29 turnout was up by 108,269 votes.
• CT-02: Joe Courtney won by 83 votes; turnout at the UConn polling place was up nearly 10x that.

A new generation is now voting, and they're very different from Boomers and Xers. They're willing to vote and work, especially in tight elections. However, Millennials need to be asked and invited. We're the generation that grew up with targeted marketing. Shouldn't politics be targeted towards us as well?