One of the non-stories of this campaign has to be the much-anticipated college vote:

This was not the breakout year for young voters that some had anticipated.

Fewer than one in 10 voters Tuesday were 18 to 24, about the same proportion of the electorate as in 2000, exit polls indicated. …

Exit polls indicated that young people who did vote were strongly supporting Democrat John Kerry over President Bush, while they were evenly split between Bush and Democrat Al Gore four years ago.

I think the key to understanding the flaw in their hopes can be found in a particular word in the Michael Moore get-out-the-youth-vote (and-give-me-beaucoup-student-fees) campaign. See if you can guess which one it is: