A sampling of poll results from the Vanishing Voter Project
• When asked the first thing that comes to mind when they think of George W. Bush, 8 percent said he was the former president. (Dec. 8-12)
• When asked the first thing that comes to mind when they think of Al Gore, 25 percent said they didn't know or had never heard of him. (Dec. 8-12)
• Following New Hampshire's Repub-lican primary, 49 percent said they didn't know the winner's name, while 4 percent claimed it was George W. Bush (it was John McCain). By comparison, 70 percent correctly identified the St. Louis Rams as the winner of the Super Bowl. (Feb. 10)
• Asked if, during the past day, they had discussed the presidential campaign with anyone, 84 percent of respondents said no. (Jan 12-16)
• 58 percent of those polled said that the campaign is too long. ( Jan. 12-16)
• Asked the biggest reason they were not paying closer attention to the presidential campaign, 42 percent said it was too early; 22 said they were not interested in presidential campaigns. (Jan. 12-16)
• 43 percent thought that the outcome of the presidential election would affect their lives "only a little," or not at all. (Feb. 4-9)
• When asked how much influence they thought people like themselves had on government, the biggest response was "only a little" at 31.7 percent. (Nov. 11-14)
• Age and access didn't make a difference, when asked if they had gotten any news or information about the presidential campaign from the Internet on a given day. Of those 18-29, 9 percent said yes; 68 percent had access to the Internet. Of those 30 and above, 8 percent said yes; 49 percent had access (Nov. 24-28)
• Twice as many said the campaign was "boring" than "exciting." (Feb. 18-22)