Young voters back Obama but, disenchanted with process, may not vote BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 29 (UPI) -- While there is little doubt the majority of young voters support Barack Obama's re-election, at issue is whether their turnout will equal that of 2008. Many young voters, facing high unemployment and a more sober picture of the future, regard the presidential race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney as an uninspiring choice between two conventional candidates, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday. Luke DiGregori, 19, a physics major at the University of Colorado, recalls the enthusiasm surrounding Obama's candidacy in 2008, and keeps an old bumper sticker on his car "because I still kind of support Obama." However, DiGregori expressed disappointment the president turned out to be "just another conformist politician." Most of my friends are just like me. They're going to vote for Obama, but it's not an enthusiastic vote. It's just we prefer Obama over Romney," he said. The national unemployment rate in September was 11.8 percent for those ages 18 to 29 while the overall rate was 7.8 percent. Romney's appeal to young voters rests almost entirely on his pledge to do better in the jobs department, the newspaper said. Student Jeffrey Johnston, 20, who said he is already worrying about job prospects after his 2014 graduation, said he plans to vote for Romney despite his differences with the candidate on social issues like abortion, saying he "hasn't seen as much hope and change as I would have liked" during Obama's tenure. Several polls, including a Harvard University Institute of Politics survey, found Obama leading Romney by 55 percent to 36 percent among young voters, but fewer than half questioned said they definitely intended to vote. The survey of 2,123 eligible voters age 18 to 29 was taken Sept. 19 to Oct. 3, and stated a margin of error of 2.1 percentage points.