. >> reporter: at the university of denver, steph winsor and the young democrats were canvassing the campus, offering coffee and donutto help energize the base. nationally, president obama still dominates the youth vote. >> i was call to find out if he was going to be supporting mitt romney. >> reporter: but a harvard institute of politics study find more romney supporters saying they will definitely go vote. >> if everyone voted who wanted to vote who could vote, we'd be blue without a doubt. the issues is getting them to the polls. >> reporter: first-time voter stephen stanis says he's definitely going to vote. he's just not sure for whom. >> i'm just trying to figure out where i stand on the political landscape. >> reporter: and the pressure to choose is billion, he says, fueled by strong supporters on both side of the race. terrell brown, cbs news, washington. >> brennan: next on tonight's cbs evening news, we'll look at a key race in the battle over control of the u.s. senate. coincidenting counting on some key races across the country to help regain control of the u.s. senate.