Obama, The Election, and Under 18’s: An Interview With Maureen Johnson, creator of YA For Obama

by Robyn Schneider | November 3, 2008 at 9:46 pm

It’s election eve, Ivy Leaguers, and we at IvyGate are hoping that you’ll all go out and vote tomorrow for Obama.  But until the polls open, you’ll need something to do with your lives (besides eating half-off Halloween candy from the grocery store), and we humbly suggest that you check out YA For Obama.  YA For Obama is a social networking site created by young adult (YA) novelist Maureen Johnson (Columbia SOA ‘03).  It’s also the website where both Judy Blume and the creator of Gossip Girl officially endorse IvyGate’s favorite candidate.  We sat down with Maureen Johnson to find out how she came up with the idea for a political website that targets, well, people who aren’t old enough to vote (aka next year’s doe-eyed frosh).  Check out the interview after the jump:

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