For Humanities class, we read an article called "The Year of the Youth Vote". This article was about how the interest of youth constituents in the presidential election has increased due to the new focus on the issues that are most important to them. Throughout the country, coalitions of students rooting for liberal candidates like Obama are popping up in places like universities and colleges.
This new found interest in the electoral campaign and the responsibilities that accompany it can be traced to the fresh gusto of the Obama campaign for youth action. He is popular among the youth for his progressive ideas on topics that are important to them. Topics such as jobs, the war in Iraq, and affordable health care are foremost in their minds.
Compared to his Evangelical and conservative opponents, Obama has a large advantage among the young voters of the country. He reaches personally out to students, mixing his endearing abecedarian personality with a personal touch that is relatively unheard of in the electoral community.
His new proposals come as a refreshing idea to the youths that have spent most of their lives under the direction of the Clinton and Bush family. "No matter how many times Hillary Clinton intones the magic word of 2008- change- its going to ring a bit hollow, because she is an eternal piece of their mental furniture." (pg 6) Obama is a new opportunity for the country, his progressive ideas are seen as a second chance for the U.S. to once again become the greatest country of the world.
Personally, although I did find this article enlightening, it soon became boringly repetitive. If the author had not tried so hard to make the story long, it would definitely have held peoples attention more. I do agree with the idea that Obama is becoming popular among the youth because of his different ideas, and his newness to the entire idea of running a country. After reading this article, I really DO think that the youth vote will increase this election, due to the increase in attention they have been given.
This new found interest in the electoral campaign and the responsibilities that accompany it can be traced to the fresh gusto of the Obama campaign for youth action. He is popular among the youth for his progressive ideas on topics that are important to them. Topics such as jobs, the war in Iraq, and affordable health care are foremost in their minds.
Compared to his Evangelical and conservative opponents, Obama has a large advantage among the young voters of the country. He reaches personally out to students, mixing his endearing abecedarian personality with a personal touch that is relatively unheard of in the electoral community.
His new proposals come as a refreshing idea to the youths that have spent most of their lives under the direction of the Clinton and Bush family. "No matter how many times Hillary Clinton intones the magic word of 2008- change- its going to ring a bit hollow, because she is an eternal piece of their mental furniture." (pg 6) Obama is a new opportunity for the country, his progressive ideas are seen as a second chance for the U.S. to once again become the greatest country of the world.
Personally, although I did find this article enlightening, it soon became boringly repetitive. If the author had not tried so hard to make the story long, it would definitely have held peoples attention more. I do agree with the idea that Obama is becoming popular among the youth because of his different ideas, and his newness to the entire idea of running a country. After reading this article, I really DO think that the youth vote will increase this election, due to the increase in attention they have been given.
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